Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Critical Issues in Crime and Society) - Softcover

DeKeseredy, Walter; Schwartz, Martin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813545196 ISBN 13: 9780813545196

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Decade after decade, violence against women has gained more attention from scholars, policy makers, and the general public. Social scientists in particular have contributed significant empirical and theoretical understandings to this issue.

Strikingly, scant attention has focused on the victimization of women who want to leave their hostile partners. This groundbreaking work challenges the perception that rural communities are safe havens from the brutality of urban living. Identifying hidden crimes of economic blackmail and psychological mistreatment, and the complex relationship between patriarchy and abuse, Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz propose concrete and effective solutions, giving voice to women who have often suffered in silence.

About this title

About the Author

Walter S. DeKeseredy is a professor of criminology, justice, and policy studies at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He is the recipient of the Linda Saltzman Memorial Intimate Partner Violence Researcher Award from the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma (IVAT).

Edition details

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813545196
• ISBN 13: 9780813545196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272