Dangerous exits
Subtitle: escaping abusive relationships in rural America
By: Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz.
Contributors: Schwartz, Martin D.
Series: Critical issues in crime and society
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780813545189; 9780813545196
Subjects: Wife abuse -- Ohio -- Case studies; Sexual abuse victims -- Ohio -- Case studies; Sociology, Rural -- Ohio -- Case studies; Patriarchy -- Ohio -- Case studies
Genres: Case studies.
Description: "Decade after decade, violence against women has gained more attention from scholars, policy makers, and the general public. Social scientists in particular have contributed significant empirical and theoretical understandings to this issue. Strikingly, scant attention has focused on the victimization of women who want to leave their hostile partners. This groundbreaking work challenges the perception that rural communities are safe havens from the brutality of urban living. Identifying hidden crimes of economic blackmail and psychological mistreatment, and the complex relationship between patriarchy and abuse, Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz propose concrete and effective solutions, giving voice to women who have often suffered in silence."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Thinking theoretically about separation and divorce sexual assault; title: The study : doing feminist research in the heartland; title: Exiting dangerous relationships : rural women's experiences of abuse and risk factors; title: The consequences of abuse and women's social support experiences; title: Where do we go from here? : research, theory and policy.