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The Battered Woman Syndrome
by Lenore E. Walker
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... (more)
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Relationship Like This?: Women in Abusive Relationships
What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Relationship Like This?: Women in Abusive Relationships
Poems and stories depict the experiences and emotions of women who are victims of domestic violence and of those who were able to escape from abusive relationships.