TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wilcox, Paula
TI  - Surviving domestic violence: gender, poverty, and agency
SN  - 1403941130
U1  - 363.8292 SUR 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Basingstoke ; New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - FVC
KW  - ABUSED WOMEN
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - EMPOWERMENT
KW  - POVERTY
KW  - VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - WOMEN
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-205) and index; xxk
N2  - This book follows a group of women as they move out of and away from abusive relationships. Seven social dimensions are looked at from a gender perspective: power, emotion, children, home, economic resources, informal and community support. Though the combination of domestic violence and poverty are particularly constraining for women trying to escape from abusive relationships, the author found that the women who participated in this research, through resilience and resourcefulness, eventually achieved independentlives. However, to achieve lasting social change, messages against domestic violence need strengthening and a policy of 'zero tolerance' adopted
ER  -