Dansk
Miller, Prof. Susan L.
(forfatter)
Journeys e-bog
288,10 DKK
More than one in three women in the United States has experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Luckily, many are able to escape this lifebut what happens to them after?Journeysfocuses on the desperately understudied topic of the resiliency of long-term (over 5 years) survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse. Drawing on participant observat…
More than one in three women in the United States has experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Luckily, many are able to escape this lifebut what happens to them after?Journeysfocuses on the desperately understudied topic of the resiliency of long-term (over 5 years) survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse. Drawing on participant observation research and interviews with women years after the end of their abusive relationships, authorSusanL. Miller shares these women's trials and tribulations, and expounds on the factors that facilitated these women's success in gaining inner strength, personal efficacy, and transformation. Written for researchers, practitioners, students, and policy makers in criminal justice, sociology, and social services,Journeysshares stories that hope to inspire other victims and survivors while illuminating the different paths to resiliency and growth.
E-bog
288,10 DKK
Udgivet
20.04.2018
Længde
304 sider
Genrer
JFFE
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780520961463
More than one in three women in the United States has experienced rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. Luckily, many are able to escape this lifebut what happens to them after?Journeysfocuses on the desperately understudied topic of the resiliency of long-term (over 5 years) survivors of intimate partner violence and abuse. Drawing on participant observation research and interviews with women years after the end of their abusive relationships, authorSusanL. Miller shares these women's trials and tribulations, and expounds on the factors that facilitated these women's success in gaining inner strength, personal efficacy, and transformation. Written for researchers, practitioners, students, and policy makers in criminal justice, sociology, and social services,Journeysshares stories that hope to inspire other victims and survivors while illuminating the different paths to resiliency and growth.