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To love, honor and obey /

This film explores the social, psychological and cultural factors that contribute to violence against women regardless of ethnicity or economic background. Survivors, safe house administrators, counselors, police officers, and male abusers in counseling explore the many factors that contribute to th...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Choy, Christine (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [New York, New York] : Third World Newsreel, 1980.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Powell, Bernadette, > 1952-
Abused wives > United States.
Marital violence > United States.
Family violence > United States.
Women > Crimes against.
Femmes victimes de violence > États-Unis.
Violence conjugale > États-Unis.
Violence familiale > États-Unis.
Femmes > Crimes contre.
Abused wives
Family violence
Marital violence
Women > Crimes against
United States
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:This film explores the social, psychological and cultural factors that contribute to violence against women regardless of ethnicity or economic background. Survivors, safe house administrators, counselors, police officers, and male abusers in counseling explore the many factors that contribute to the pervasiveness of this tragic aspect of American family life. Shot in battered women's shelters, urban and suburban neighborhoods, counseling centers, and even in a county jail where a woman has been incarcerated for the murder of her abusive husband.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 14, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 minutes)
Playing Time:00:53:19
Production Credits:Editor, Allan Siegal ; assistant director, Valerie Harris ; sound recordist/assistant editor, J.T. Takagi ; sound editor, Shu Lea Cheang.