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The first shelter for battered women was established in Britain almost 25 years ago. Since then, the plight of battered women has grown rapidly. This volume examines the progress made in the field to date.
The contributions reveal the innovative character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work. They address the diversity of efforts, challenge readers to reflect, assimilate and take action, and envision a future in terms of: the way in which societies define the problem; global organizing; informal social networks; new interventions to assist victims/survivors, perpetrators and their children; and practice research that informs intervention.
List of contents
Visions of Continued Change - Jeffrey L Edleson and Zvi C Eisikovits
PART ONE: CHANGING SOCIETIES
Violence against Women - Lori L Heise
Global Organizing for Change
Domestic Violence, Racism and the Battered Women¿s Movement in the United States - Valli Kanuha
PART TWO: CHANGING COMMUNITY RESPONSES
The Battered Women¿s Movement in the United States - Susan Schechter
New Directions for Institutional Reform
Tensions and Possibilities - Liz Kelly
Enhancing Informal Responses to Domestic Violence
Wife Abuse in the Arab Society in Israel - Muhammad M Haj-Yahia
Challenges for Future Change
PART THREE: INTERVENTION WITH SURVIVORS, PERPETRATORS AND THEIR CHILDREN
Battered Women¿s Strategic Response to Violence - Mary Ann Dutton
The Role of Context
`Secondary¿ Victims No More - Einat Peled
Refocusing Intervention with Children
Controversy and Change in Batterers¿ Programs - Jeffrey L Edleson
Expanding Sanctions for Batterers - Richard M Tolman
What Can We Do besides Jailing and Counseling Them?
Toward a Phenomenological Intervention with Violence in Intimate Relationships - Zvi C Eisikovits and Eli Buchbinder
Couple Therapy with Battered Women and Abusive Men - Michal Shamai
Does It Have a Future?
The Future of Intervention in Woman Battering - Zvi C Eisikovits, Guy Enosh and Jeffrey L Edleson
Common Themes and Emerging Directions
About the author
Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare.
Summary
The first shelter for battered women was established in Britain almost 25 years ago. This volume examines the progress made in the field to date. It reveals the character of the battered women's movement that is evident throughout the world and is a tribute to the results of often difficult and life-threatening work.
