The battered woman syndrome

Walker's seminal, groundbreaking book The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has forged new directions in the field of domestic violence for over 30 years. Now, the highly anticipated, third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including posttraumatic stress disorder...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Walker, Lenore E. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co c2009.
Edición:3rd ed
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Sumario:Walker's seminal, groundbreaking book The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has forged new directions in the field of domestic violence for over 30 years. Now, the highly anticipated, third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including posttraumatic stress disorder, learned helplessness or learned optimism, the cycle theory of violence, and much more. This third edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). With a new focus on culture and ethnicity, these data detail the experiences of foreign women w
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (511 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-467) and index.
ISBN:9781282040816
9786612040818
9780826143150