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Violent partners : a breakthrough plan for ending the cycle of abuse / Linda G. Mills.

By: Mills, Linda G.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, c2008Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-290) and index.Description: xiv, 298 p. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780465045778; 0465045774.Subject(s): Family violence -- United States | Marital violence -- United States | Families -- United StatesDDC classification: 362.82/920973 Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
pt. I. A new voice -- 1. My personal encounters with intimate violence -- 2. A brief history of the battered women's movement : enormous strides and unexpected consequences -- 3. Enlarging the frame : complicating our perspectives on severe abuse -- pt. II. A new understanding -- 4. The anatomy of intimate abuse -- 5. Where does intimate abuse come from? -- 6. The dynamics of intimate abuse -- 7. Situational couple violence -- 8. Thinking beyond labels : the Odiernos and the Woodses -- pt. III. New approaches -- 9. Couples counseling -- 10. The new grassroots movement : SAFE and Violence Anonymous -- 11. The power of the group -- pt. IV. A new vision -- 12. My political encounters with intimate abuse -- 13. Healing circles -- 14. Peacemaking circles -- Conclusion : ending the cycle of abuse.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-290) and index.

pt. I. A new voice -- 1. My personal encounters with intimate violence -- 2. A brief history of the battered women's movement : enormous strides and unexpected consequences -- 3. Enlarging the frame : complicating our perspectives on severe abuse -- pt. II. A new understanding -- 4. The anatomy of intimate abuse -- 5. Where does intimate abuse come from? -- 6. The dynamics of intimate abuse -- 7. Situational couple violence -- 8. Thinking beyond labels : the Odiernos and the Woodses -- pt. III. New approaches -- 9. Couples counseling -- 10. The new grassroots movement : SAFE and Violence Anonymous -- 11. The power of the group -- pt. IV. A new vision -- 12. My political encounters with intimate abuse -- 13. Healing circles -- 14. Peacemaking circles -- Conclusion : ending the cycle of abuse.

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