Title: Wife beating : the silent crisis /
Authors: Langley, Roger; Levy, Richard C.; Levy, Richard C.,
Publisher: Dutton,
Year: 1977
Subjects: Wife abuse; Wife abuse Case studies.; Spouse Abuse
Contents: Problem -- Anne's story -- a case history -- Social and legal history of wife beating -- What kind of man beats his wife? -- Maria's story -- a case history -- Why does he beat her? -- Karen's story -- a case history -- Why does a woman take it? -- Tracy's story -- a case history -- Law, police, and the courts -- Battered men -- Liberating the battered wife.