Domestic Tyranny

The Making Of American Social Policy Against Family Violence From Colonial Times To The Present

by Elizabeth Pleck
language: english
Publisher: University of Illinois Press, February of 2004 ‧
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Chronicles the rise and demise of legal, feminist, and medical campaigns against domestic violence, based on research into court records, newspaper accounts, and autobiographies. This book argues that the most consistent barrier to reform has been the Family Ideal - ideas about family privacy, conjugal and parental rights, and family stability.

Domestic Tyranny

The Making Of American Social Policy Against Family Violence From Colonial Times To The Present

by Elizabeth Pleck

Property Description
ISBN: 9780252071751
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date: February of 2004
Language: English
Dimensions: 146 x 229 x 24 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 320
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780252071751