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100			_aTowns, Alison _92221
245			_a"If I really loved him enough he would be okay" : _bwomen's accounts of male partner violence _cTowns, Alison; Adams, Peter
260			_c2000
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490	0		_aViolence Against Women
500			_aViolence Against Women, 2000, 6(6): 558-585
520			_aThis article discusses how social ideals of romantic love contribute to the continuation of violent relationships. Interviews with 20 women pointed to the fact that discourses of 'perfect-love' play a significant part in women's decisions to maintain relationships with men who use violence against them. The ideals and expectations of 'perfect love' also work to silence women from talking about the violence. The authors used a feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis framework. The authors maintain that these findings have significance for early intervention and prevention strategies.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCULTURAL ISSUES _9177
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650	2	7	_2FVC _aGENDER _9269
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aWOMEN _9645
650	2	7	_9431 _aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _2FVC
700			_aAdams, Peter J. _9687
773	0		_tViolence Against Women, 2000, 6(6): 558-585
856			_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778010022182038 _zRead abstract
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE