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000280840 1001_ $$aWeiss, Elaine.
000280840 24510 $$aSurviving domestic violence :$$bvoices of women who broke free /$$cElaine Weiss.
000280840 250__ $$a[New ed.].
000280840 260__ $$aVolcano, Calif. :$$bVolcano Press,$$c2004.
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000280840 300__ $$a214 p. ;$$c22 cm.
000280840 500__ $$aOriginally published: [Sandy, UT] : Agreka Books, 2000.
000280840 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references.
000280840 5050_ $$aAuthor's prologue, 2004 -- Introduction -- About the women -- Acknowledgements -- Section 1. Why don't they just leave? 1. My story : why it took me 8 years, 7 months, and 21 days -- 2. Judy North : it was as though he had an invisible whip -- 3. Many Winchester : I kept trying to get it right -- Section 2. Getting out. 4. Peg McBride : I assembled the jigsaw puzzle -- 5. Carole Curtis : I bided my time -- 6. Becky Pepper : I balanced the fears -- Section 3. After it's over, it's not over. 7. Whitney Benson : will the scars ever heal? -- 8. Andrea Hartley : was it my fault? -- 9. Dawn Kincaid : am I really safe? -- Section 4. Letting go. Going on. 10. Jesusa Fox : I am picturing the future -- 11. Lillia Lopez : I am making a difference -- 12. Maryellen Kasimian : I am stronger than ever -- Afterword by Leigh Neumayer, MD -- Recommend readings -- About the author.
000280840 520__ $$aThis book tells the stories of 12 women who were victims of domestic violence and who escaped from their abusers to reclaim their dignity and reconstruct their life. The author traveled throughout the United States to interview women who were once in abusive relationships, who left their abusers, and who went on to reconstruct their lives. At first glance, the women who shared their stories with the author appeared to have little in common. They came from all walks of life; some women were well-educated while others barely finished high school and some came from wealthy families while others came from poor families. Some women witnessed terrifying family violence as children while others never heard an angry word, some women were raised by supportive families while others were raised by distant families, and the women came from many different community settings. The abuse inflicted on the women took different forms--physical, sexual, and/or psychological. The stories of the 12 women focus on the corrosive aspects of abuse that represented a daily threat to the women involved, the humiliation and fear caused by the abuse, and the resources and strength of the women who managed to escape from their abusive situations. The stories indicate the women had much in common; they were all in abusive relationships with men and they were determined to reconstruct their lives.
000280840 650_0 $$aAbused wives$$zUnited States$$vCase studies.
000280840 650_0 $$aAbused wives$$zUnited States$$xPsychology.
000280840 650_0 $$aWife abuse$$zUnited States.
000280840 650_0 $$aConjugal violence$$zUnited States.
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