Violence against women : vulnerable populations /

Brownridge, Douglas A., 1969-

Violence against women : vulnerable populations / Vulnerable populations Douglas A. Brownridge. - xviii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Contemporary sociological perspectives Contemporary sociological perspectives series. . - Contemporary sociological perspectives series. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-289) and index.

Introduction -- Situating research on vulnerable populations within the family violence field -- Materials and methods -- Violence against cohabiting women: present perspective and future prospective -- Differing dynamics: violence against women post-separation -- Violence in "the future traditional family": stepfamilies and violence against women -- Exploring the link between homeownership status and violence against women -- Violence against women in rural and urban settings: equal risk does not imply equal prevention -- Violence against aboriginal women: the role of colonization -- Violence against immigrant women: a reversal of fortunes -- Violence against women with disabilities: perpetrator characteristics are key -- Conclusion: assembling pieces of an intersectional puzzle -- Endnotes -- References -- Index.

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Women--Violence against
Abused wives.
Abused women
Marital violence.
Family violence

HV6250.4.W65 / B76 2009

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