The Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermath - Paperback
by Paige Sweet
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520377714ISBN-10:520377710UPC:9780520377714Book Category:Social Science, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Feminism & Feminist Theory, Abuse, Women's StudiesBook Topic:Domestic Partner AbuseSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCDAYCSDJQ
For women who have experienced domestic violence, proving that you are a "good victim" is no longer enough. Victims must also show that they are recovering, as if domestic violence were a disease: they must transform from "victims" into "survivors." Women's access to life-saving resources may even hinge on "good" performances of survivorhood. Through archival and ethnographic research, Paige L....
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of California PressISBN-13:9780520377714ISBN-10:520377710UPC:9780520377714Book Category:Social Science, Family & RelationshipsBook Subcategory:Feminism & Feminist Theory, Abuse, Women's StudiesBook Topic:Domestic Partner AbuseSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0516Product ID:SCDAYCSDJQ
Paige L. Sweet is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan.
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