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Dangerous Exits: Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America (Critical Issues in Crime and Society)
Dangerous Exits Escaping Abusive Relationships in Rural America - Critical Issues in Crime and Society Author:Walter S., Martin D., DeKeseredy, Schwartz Strikingly, scant attention has focused on the victimization of women who want to leave their hostile partners. Dangerous Exits, a groundbreaking work challenges the perception that rural communities are safe havens from the brutality of urban living. Identifying hidden crimes of economic blackmail and psychological mistreatment, and the complex... more » relationship between patriarchy and abuse, Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz propose concrete and effective solutions, giving voice to women who have often suffered in silence.« less