And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the Epidemic of Intimate Partner Violence

Cross, Pamela

ISBN 10: 1771136618 / ISBN 13: 9781771136617

Editore: Between the Lines, 2024

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G1771136618I2N00

Riassunto:

Despite decades of activism by feminists and their allies, women and their children continue to be killed by their partners and former partners in shocking numbers, leading the federal government to describe intimate partner violence (IPV) as an epidemic in Canada. Why have we failed to respond effectively to a social problem that affects millions of women and children?





After working for more than three decades with survivors, frontline workers, and the systems they turn to for help, lawyer Pamela Cross provides an in-depth look at intimate partner violence in Canada. And Sometimes They Kill You untangles what intimate partner violence is, the barriers to its eradication, and what we could be doing to eliminate those barriers. Told in an engaging and accessible fashion, the book weaves together Cross's personal experiences and reflections on what she has learned with the heartbreaking stories of victims, survivors, and the alarming but convincing data. Cross offers practical and hopeful ideas for how each of us can engage in the vital work of eradicating intimate partner violence. This a call-to-action for the all-of-society, revolutionary response to gender-based violence needed to build communities that are safe and healthy for everyone.

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Titolo: And Sometimes They Kill You: Confronting the...
Casa editrice: Between the Lines
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: As New
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket