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It Could Happen to Anyone
Why Battered Women Stay
Third Edition
- Alyce D. LaViolette - Alternatives Counseling Association, California, Institute of Rural Management, Gujarat
- Ola W. Barnett - Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA, Pepperdine University, USA
June 2013 | 344 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
This revised and updated edition of It Could Happen to Anyone provides a comprehensive examination of why women stay in abusive relationships and why they leave, explaining why women should not be blamed for their victimization.Totally revised and rewritten, theáthird edition of the widely read and highly praised bestseller It Could Happen to Anyone offers all readers a unique amalgamation of the practical clinical experience of Alyce LaViolette and the extensive research efforts of Ola Barnett on battered women and their batterers. The newáedition includes a wealth of new material and case examples, and retained sections have been carefully rewritten to reflect contemporary thinking. It continues to provide understanding and empathy regarding this complex issue and presents an integrated learning theory explanation of the conditioning that culminates in wife abuse, in the resulting state of the victim, and in the decision to stay with an abuser.
1. Weaving the Fabric of Abuse: Learned Helplessness and Learned Hopelessness
2. Institutional Battering: The Power of the Patriarchy
3. Victimization: Why Does It Happen To Her?
4. Living With Fear: The Force That Holds, Molds, and Controls
5. Meltdown: The Impact of Stress and Learned Helplessness
6. Catalysts for Change
7. Voices of Hope: Survivors Speak
Appendices
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C1
Appendix C2
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
References
A very good read and a few chapter's that really helped with safeguarding issues .
Training, Meridian Centre
October 1, 2015
This book is very accessible and insightful to the whole area of domestic abuse and understanding victims and their behaviours / psychological traits associated with their abuse.
I would highly recommend to all professions that have to deal with aspects of domestic abuse / intimate partner violence.
faculty of health and social care sciences, Kingston University
January 24, 2015
A thought-provoking book for social work students who often raise the question of why people stay in abusive relationships and for students who don't have the opportunity to work in a placement dedicated to this field of SW. It equips students with knowledge in readiness for practice.
Social Work, Community and Mental Health, Canterbury Christ Church University
February 24, 2014