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Women Murdered by the Men They Loved
This important new book presents eye-opening documentation of the often-overlooked problem of domestic violence and murder. Alarming statistics show that in Massachusetts alone a spouse/partner murder occurs every 22 days, and approximately fifty percent of female homicide victims are murdered by...
Published October 19th 1992 by Routledge
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Women's Conflicts About Eating and Sexuality
The Relationship Between Food and Sex
Women’s Conflicts About Eating and Sexuality explores the strong relationships food and sex have represented to women over the years. No other book has spelled out so clearly the parallels between sex and eating nor integrated the relationship of these to women’s basic need to be loved. Today’s...
Published August 11th 1992 by Routledge
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Women and Aging
Celebrating Ourselves
In our youth-oriented, patriarchal society, aging and older women often find themselves either ignored, pitied, or feared. Women and Aging is a valuable guide to help women break through the negative stereotypes of old age and find personal fulfillment through the stages of maturity. Full of warmth...
Published April 8th 1992 by Routledge
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A Woman's Odyssey Into Africa
Tracks Across a Life
Here is the intriguing story of one woman’s mid-life flight from her stultified, middle-class, psychologically crippling, and unfulfilled existence into a world of high adventure, danger, hardship, and endurance, which ultimately leads her to autonomy and recognition. In her new book, A Woman’s...
Published March 30th 1992 by Routledge
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God's Country
A Case Against Theocracy
Explore the influence of religion on the privacy rights of U. S. citizens in this controversial new book!Here is a compelling and controversial new book that explores the enormous political influence that some religious groups currently wield. God’s Country focuses particularly on the issue of...
Published June 23rd 1991 by Routledge
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Professional Training for Feminist Therapists
Personal Memoirs
Here is a unique collection of personal memoirs from feminist therapists which provides a revealing look at their professional training experiences. This superb volume offers a rare glimpse at the struggles of these women, both as therapists and feminists, as they continue to develop professionally...
Published May 6th 1991 by Routledge
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Jewish Women in Therapy
Seen But Not Heard
Here is the first volume ever to focus on the issues of Jewish women in the context of counseling and psychotherapy. Through poignant reflection and observation, the authors convey the richness and variety of Jewish women’s experiences and the Jewishness and femaleness of the concerns, issues,...
Published March 4th 1991 by Routledge
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Woman-Defined Motherhood
Finally, here is an enlightening and empowering book that defines motherhood from a feminist perspective and then explores the implications of that definition. Feminist authors examine some of women’s full, rich, and varied thoughts and experiences about motherhood. In contrast to the too often...
Published October 8th 1990 by Routledge
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Foundations for a Feminist Restructuring of the Academic Disciplines
Here is a useful and illustrative guide for those interested in the impact of feminist scholarship on traditional academic disciplines. This important book explores the changes that have taken place in the academic world as a result of feminist approaches to scholarship, including issues of...
Published March 15th 1990 by Routledge
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When Husbands Come Out of the Closet
The discovery that one’s husband is gay or bisexual is a surprise for which most women are totally unprepared. With no guidelines and few professionals able to provide adequate help, both partners, but especially the wives, are apt to feel enormous isolation and confusion. When Husbands Come Out of...
Published May 8th 1989 by Routledge