No safe haven : male violence against women at home, at work, and in the community /

"No Safe Haven" provides a comprehensive ... look at the pervasive nature of violence against women. It reviews current psychological research on the prevalence, causes, and effects of forms of violence against adult women and describes existing and recommended interventions, legal changes...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	American Psychological Association
Other Authors:	Koss, Mary P.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [1994]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Women > Crimes against > United States. Abused women > United States. Abusive men > United States. Marital violence > United States. Sexual harassment of women > United States. Rape > United States. Battered Women. Sex Offenses. Abused women. Abusive men. Marital violence. Rape. Sexual harassment of women. Women > Crimes against. United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The culture and context of male violence against women
Understanding the perpetrator and the victim: who abuses and who is abused
The prevalence of intimate violence
Physical and psychological outcomes of partner violence
Intimate violence: treatment issues and policy initiatives
Sexual harassment: the last great open secret
Responses to sexual harassment
Intervention, prevention, and treatment issues for sexual harassment
Uniting all women: the fear of rape
The physical and psychological aftermath of rape
Intervention and treatment for rape survivors
Common themes and a call for action.