12 records matched your query       

Author:

Mills, Linda G.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Basic Books,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xiv, 298 p. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Family violence--United States.
Marital violence--United States.
Domestic Violence--United States.
Family Relations--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-290) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0465045774
9780465045778

LCCN:

2008001189

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)