Social Science : Women's Studies

Proposing shifts in our perceptions of bad girls by providing ways to understand them through the case of Japan, this book maps roads and old detours in revealing a disorderly politics of gender and explores deviancy in richly diverse media: mountain witches, murderers, performance artists, cartoonists, schoolgirls and shoppers gone wild. more...

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"A major contribution to this subject. She is thorough, practical, compassionate, and authoritative. It is a reading must."--Phyllis Chesler more...

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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 presents updated data generated from the newly modified Battered Woman Syndrome Questionnaire (BWSQ). With a new focus on culture and ethnicity, these data detail the experiences of foreign women who either live in their country of origin or the U.S. Like its popular predecessors, this new edition serves as a valuable resource for both professional counselors and students studying domestic violence. Discussions on the revised criteria for the BWS and PTSD:.:.; Posttraumatic stress and re-experiencing the trauma.; High levels of anxiety and arousal.; Emotional numbing, avoidance behaviors, and depression.; Disrupted interpersonal relationships.; Distorted body image and physical illnesses.; Sexual issues, including feelings of guilt, shame, and jealousy. Key topics discussed:.:.; Attachment issues for battered women and the men who batter them.; Substance abuse and addiction.; Risk factors for further abuse.; Women in prison and battered women who kill their abusive partners in self-defense.; The Survivor Therapy Empowerment Program (STEP) which helps women better understand how the violence has impacted their lives. more...

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Do you have trouble going to bed at night when there’s a mess in the kitchen? Do you think you would be happier if only you could lose weight, be a better parent, work smarter, reduce stress, exercise more, and make better decisions? You’re not perfect. more...

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Mary Lois Walker Morris was a Mormon woman who challenged both American ideas about marriage and the U.S. legal system. Before the Manifesto provides a glimpse into her world as the polygamous wife of a prominent Salt Lake City businessman, during a time of great transition in Utah. This account of her life as a convert, milliner, active community member, mother, and wife begins in England, where her family joined the Mormon church, details her journey across the plains, and describes life in Utah in the 1880s. Her experiences were unusual as, following her first husband's deathbed request, she married his brother, as a plural wife, in the Old Testament tradition of levirate marriage. more...

Price: $34.95