Understanding Violence Against Women
| Author: | Panel on Research on Violence Against Women, National Research Council |
| Subject: | Violence against women |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | National Academies Press |
| Pages: | 240 |
| ISBN: | 0309054257, 9780309054256 |
Tags:
- Violence against women
Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known but no less tragic situations in which women's lives are shattered by beatings or sexual assault. The search for solutions has highlighted not only what we know about violence against women but also what we do not know. How can we achieve the best understanding of this problem and its complex ramifications? What research efforts will yield the greatest benefit? What are the questions that must be answered? "Understanding Violence Against Women" presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge and identifies four areas with the greatest potential return from a research investment by increasing the understanding of and responding to domestic violence and rape: what interventions are d...
This publication is available for checkout at the School of Medicine's Steiner Building across from Grady Hospital, 1st Floor, Room 104. Enter your name and email address to arrange a pickup.
