To Have and To Hit
Subtitle: Cultural Perspectives on Wife Beating
Contributors: Dorothy Counts (Editor); Judith K Brown (Editor); Jacquelyn C Campbell (Editor)
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: October 6, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9780252024818
Subjects: Anthropology; Domestic violence; Women's studies; Ethnic Sociology; Family Violence; Social Science; Sociology; Abuse - General; Sociology - Marriage & Family; Social Science / Anthropology / General; Cross-cultural studies; Developing countries; Wife abuse
First sentence: Our purpose in putting together this collection of essays is to provide a unique and innovative perspective on wife beating, a complex problem that has only in the last two decades generated public concern in Euro-American society.