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Title: When Men Batter Women: New Insights into Ending Abusive Relationships by Neil S., Ph.D. Jacobson, John Mordechai Gottman ISBN: 0-684-81447-1 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: March, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Survivors find it helpful as do students of psychology
Comment: I happened to have met Dr. Jacobson at his lecture for this book a year before he died. It was fascinating the research he and Dr. Gottman did. I was so mesmerized by it that I used references from the lecture and book in my thesis. My thesis is now published in my book entitled Absent Hearts, Missing Pieces which can be found here at Amazon.com as well. I am a survivor of over 20 years. But don't listen to me. Go to my website called Artemis: A Site for Survivors of Domestic Violence and ask the women there. survivorsofdv.website-works.com Many times this book has been brought up as a topic on the message board. Survivors can relate and appreciate some validation of what their batterer was. Perhaps there is more to this than two categories of Cobra and Pit Bull, but it is a start in unlocking the mind of the batterer. And when we can do this, we can begin to start producing comprehensive treatment programs. Hmmm. Probably like the one I mention in my thesis. Hint hint...
Rating: 2
Summary: Whew - Were They For Real
Comment: This is perhaps one of the worst excuses for a scholarly text that I have ever encountered. The text fell significantly short of presenting disciplined research based conclusions regarding Domestic Violence. Rather, it presented a highly opinionated and politically correct rhetorical approach to the topic.
The distinction between Pits Bulls and Cobras was intriguing but only after one was able to overcome these extremely insulting and derogatory classifications.
Perhaps the worst part of this text was the meritless and unsubstantiated indictment of the Criminal Justice System. This system has literally bent over backwards to appropriately respond to situations of Domestic Violence. Often to the level where they are being accused as over reactionary.
Lastly, this text further separates and alienates those who stand on either side of this issue. It paints a bleak and almost hopeless possibility of fashioning a socially responsible response to a grave sociological reality.
Rating: 3
Summary: Simplistic View of Abusive Men
Comment: This book provided little insight into abusive men in my opinion. The classifications were weak, and it had the reading quality of a children's book. Other books such as those by Donald Dutton (just to name one!) provide actually substantive information regarding domestic violence. This book should only be purchased after reading all other books concerning domestic and intimate violence; the price of this book is too much for the quality of inforamtion learned.
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Title: The Abusive Personality: Violence and Control in Intimate Relationships by Donald G. Dutton ISBN: 1572307927 Publisher: Guilford Press Pub. Date: 20 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Safety Planning with Battered Women : Complex Lives/Difficult Choices by Jill M. Davies, Eleanor Lyon, Diane Monti-Catania ISBN: 0761912258 Publisher: Sage Publications Pub. Date: 12 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $43.95 |
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Title: The Batterer: A Psychological Profile by Donald G., Phd Dutton, Susan K. Golant ISBN: 0465033881 Publisher: Basic Books Pub. Date: April, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Handbook of Domestic Violence Intervention Strategies: Policies, Programs, and Legal Remedies by Albert R. Roberts ISBN: 0195151704 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: For Better or For Worse: Divorce Reconsidered by E. Mavis Hetherington, John Kelly ISBN: 0393324133 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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