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Domestic Violence
and Spousal Abuse

I have chosen these books because they seem the most helpful to people actually involved in abusive situations or for people close to those people. These books were not chosen for their theories of why this occurs in our society. The way I figure it, when you're in it - who cares why the social structure of patriarchy allows for...blah blah blah. If you have been arrested for domestic abuse, check the criminal section for information. If you find a bad or dead link please report it to sales@cafelaw.com.

Action Plans
Verbal Abuse
Abused are not "Victims"
When It Happens to Men
Resource Guides
For Black Women
For Homosexuals
For Children

ACTION PLANS

stars Getting Free : You Can End Abuse and Take Back Your Life

Ginny Nicarthy / Paperback / Published 1997
This book is was about the first book published on this topic. It was first published in 1982 and the editors and publishers had to work on this for free to get the project off the ground.

stars Defending Our Lives : Getting Away from Domestic Violence and Staying Safe

Susan Murphy-Milano / Paperback / Published 1996

Stop Domestic Violence : An Action Plan for Saving Lives

Louis Brown, et al / Paperback / Published 1997

Dangerous Relationships : How to Stop Domestic Violence Before It Stops You

Noelle Nelson / Hardcover / Published 1997

When Violence Begins at Home : A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Ending Domestic Abuse

Wilson / Paperback / Published 1997
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VERBAL ABUSE

stars The Verbally Abusive Relationship : How to Recognize It and How to Respond

Patricia Evans / Paperback / Published 1996
Although I gave this one stars, keep in mind that it tends to blame the men alone as though the women had no part in verbal abusing the men ever. Such is not always the case. Try to realistically evaluate yourself at the same time you evaluate your partner.

Verbal Abuse : Survivors Speak Out on Relationship and Recovery

Patricia Evans / Paperback / Published 1993
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ABUSED ARE NOT "VICTIMS"

stars More Than Victims : Battered Women, the Syndrome Society, and the Law (Morality and Society Series)

Donald Alexander Downs / Hardcover / Published 1996
This book prefers not to think of the abused person as a "victim" as it perpetuates the perception of "powerlessness", when, in fact, they do have the power to get out and they need to know it and be treated so.
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WHEN IT HAPPENS TO MEN

Abused Men : The Hidden Side of Domestic Violence

Philip W. Cook / Hardcover / Published 1997
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RESOURCE GUIDES

Talking It Out : A Guide to Groups for Abused Women (New Leaf Series)

Ginny Nicarthy, et al / Paperback / Published 1984

Family Violence and Religion : An Interfaith Resource Guide

David Charlsen (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1995
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FOR BLACK WOMEN

stars Chain Chain Change : For Black Women in Abusive Relationships (New Leaf Series)

Evelyn C. White / Paperback / Published 1995
I like the way this book is set up (whether you're black or white).
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FOR HOMOSEXUALS

Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them : Battered Gay Men and Domestic Violence

David Island / Paperback / Published 1991

Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships

Claire M. Renzetti (Editor), Charles Harvey Miley (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1996
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CHILDREN'S BOOKS

A Safe Place

Maxine Trottier, Judith Friedman (Illustrator) / School & Library Binding / Published 1997

Something Is Wrong at My House

Diane Davis / Paperback / Published 1984
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