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Wife Rape
Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers


Volume: 2
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Domestic Violence

May 1996 | 192 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
With expertise and sensitivity, the author of this accessibly written volume addresses a real but long-neglected problem: the pain and humiliation of sexual assault suffered by many women at the hands of their partners.

Extensive gathering of personal testimony from survivors, together with interviews with service providers, bears witness to a lack of validation and insufficient assistance currently available for such women. This volume gives hope to survivors and provides critical information for service providers to gain a better understanding of the seriousness of the problem.

 
An Introduction to the Problem of Wife Rape
 
Understanding Women's Experiences of Wife Rape
 
Defining and Ending the Violence
 
The Response of Two Agencies to Wife Rape
 
Providing Services to Wife Rape Survivors
Current Trends and Future Directions

 

Raquel K. Bergen

Raquel Kennedy Bergen is a Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her BS from Saint Joseph’s University in Sociology and her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author or co-author of numerous scholarly publications and nine books on violence against women including, Wife Rape: Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers; and Issues in Intimate Violence. With Claire Renzetti and Jeff Edleson she edited, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women and Violence Against Women: Classic Statements. She co-edited Violence Against Women: Readings... More About Author

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ISBN: 9780803972407
$166.00

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