Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America

by Walter S. DeKeseredy

Book Overview

Decade after decade, violence against women has gained more attention from scholars, policy makers, and the general public. Social scientists in particular have contributed significant empirical and theoretical understandings to this issue.

Strikingly, scant attention has focused on the victimization of women who want to leave their hostile partners. This groundbreaking work challenges the perception that rural communities are safe havens from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813545196
• ISBN13: 9780813545196
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"