The battered woman syndrome /
Walker's seminal, groundbreaking book The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has forged new directions in the field of domestic violence for over 30 years. Now, the highly anticipated, third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including posttraumatic stress disorder...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer Pub. Co.,
2009
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Walker's seminal, groundbreaking book The Battered Woman Syndrome (BWS) has forged new directions in the field of domestic violence for over 30 years. Now, the highly anticipated, third edition offers thoroughly updated and revised research on key topics, including posttraumatic stress disorder, learned helplessness or learned optimism, the cycle theory of violence, and much more. This third edition presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). With a new focus on culture and ethnicity, these data detail the experiences of foreign women w. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 488 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 439-467) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780826143150 0826143156 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
