It could happen to anyone
Subtitle: why battered women stay
By: Alyce D. LaViolette, Ola W. Barnett.
Contributors: Barnett, Ola W.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Abused women -- United States -- Case studies.; Abused wives -- United States -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Other titles: Why battered women stay
Description: "Based on sound research but accessibly written, this second edition of the widely read and highly praised It Could Happen to Anyone offers all readers a unique amalgamation of the practical clinical experience of Alyce LaViolette and the extensive research efforts of Ola Barnett on battered women and their batterers. This new edition includes a wealth of new material and case examples, and retained sections have been carefully rewritten to reflect contemporary thinking.

It continues to provide understanding and empathy regarding this complex issue and presents an integrated learning theory explanation of the conditioning that culminates in wife abuse, in the resulting state of the victim, and in the decision to stay with an abuser."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Barnett's name appears first on the earlier edition.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Institutional battering: the power of the patriarchy; title: Vctimization: why does it happen to her?; title: Living with fear: the force that holds, molds, and controls; title: Meltdown: the impact of stress and learned helplessness; title: Catalysts for change; title: Voices of hope: one survivor's speak.