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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editor; Table of Contents; Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Forging Community Links to Address Abuse in Lesbian Relationships; Literature Review; Empirical Estimates and Descriptive Characteristics of Abuse; Anecdotal Evidence; Calls to Address the Needs of Underserved Populations; Descriptions of Approaches and Community Efforts; Discussion; What Are the Next Steps?; Nowhere to Hide: Lesbian Battering, Homophobia, and Minority Stress; Homophobia; Internalized Homophobia; Minority Stress. |
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Context of Homophobia: Impact on VictimContext of Homophobia: Impact on Perpetrator; Context of Homophobia: Impact on Sources of Help; Conclusions and Suggestions for Future Research; Knowledge About Heterosexual versus Lesbian Battering Among Lesbians; Incidence and Prevalence of Lesbian Battering; Traditional Feminist Models of Battering; Power and Battering; The Gay and Lesbian Community; The Purpose of Study; Method; Participants; Instruments; Battered Woman Questionnaire; Procedure; Results; Discussion; Access to Resources. |
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Decentering Heterosexuality: Responses of Feminist Counselors to Abuse in Lesbian RelationshipsMethod; Participants; Analysis; Focus Group Discussions; Dominant Feminist Discourses; Marginal Feminist Discourses; Conclusion; The Power of Shame: Lesbian Battering as a Manifestation of Homophobia; The Role of Shame; The Religious Roots of Homophobia and Domestic Violence; Lesbians Who Abuse Their Partners: Using the FIRO-B to Assess Interpersonal Characteristics; Method; Participants; Instrument; Procedure; Results; Discussion; Implications; Limitations and Future Directions. |
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Domestic Violence in Lesbian RelationshipsLesbian Battering; Frequency of Abuse in Lesbian Relationships; Reasons for Violence in Lesbian Relationships; Method; Sample and Procedure; Measurement Instruments; Analyses; Results; Discussion; Implications; Limitations; Future Research; Index. |
| Summary |
Help ease the secret suffering of lesbians in abusive relationships!Why is woman-on-woman violence so often ignored or discounted? Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships uncovers the hidden problem of lesbians who hurt the women they love. This long-needed book brings together theory, practice, and research to suggest new and fruitful ways to understand, prevent, and treat this common problem. Intimate Betrayal provides new empirical research into the psychological and sociocultural causes of abuse. As several of the chapter authors demonstrate, neith. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lesbian partner abuse.
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Lesbian partner abuse. |
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Abused lesbians.
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Abused lesbians. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kaschak, Ellyn. Intimate Betrayal : Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9780789016621 |
| ISBN |
9781317788171 (electronic book) |
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1317788176 (electronic book) |
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9781317788188 |
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1317788184 |
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