Listed below are some books and resources we thought might be helpful.
Domestic Violence (General)
Brygger, M.P. and Edleson, Jeffrey L. )1987). "The Domestic Abuse Project: A Multi-Systems Intervention in Woman Battering." Journal of Interpersonal Violence,2, 324-336.
Dutton, Donald G. (1988). The Domestic Assault of Women. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Evans, Patricia (1992). The Verbally Abusive Relationship. Holbrook, MA: Bob Adams, Inc.
Finkelhor, David, Gelles, Richard J., Hotaling, Gerald T., and Straus, Murray A. (Eds.) (1983). The Dark Side of Families: Current Family Violence Research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Fortune, Marie (1987). Keeping the Faith: Questions and Answers for the Abused Woman. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row
Gelles, Richard J. and Cornell, Claire P. (1985). Intimate Violence in Families. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Giles-Sims, Jean (1983). Wife Battering: A Systems Theory Approach. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.
Ohlin, Lloyd and Tonry, Michael (Eds.)(1989). Family Violence. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Pagelow, Mildred D. (1984). Family Violence. New York: Praeger.
Steinman, Michael (Ed.)(1991). Woman Battering: Policy Responses. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Press.
Straus, Murray A., Gelles, Richard J., and Steinmetz, Suzanne K. (1980). Behind Closed Doors: Violence in the American Family. Garden City, NY: Anchor Books.
White, Evelyn C. (1984). Chain, chain, Change: For Black Women Dealing With Physical and Emotional Abuse. Seattle, WA: Seal Press
Yllo, Kersti and Bograd, Michele (Eds.)(1988). Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse. Newburg Park, CA: Sage.
Ceasar, P. Lynn and Hamberger, L. Kevin(Eds.)(1989). Treating Men Who Batter: Theory, Practice, and Programs. New York: Springer.
Frank, Phyllis B. & Houghton, Beverly D. (1982). Confronting the Batterer. NY: Volunteer Counseling Service of Rockland County.
Gondolf, Edward W. (1985). Men Who Batter: An Integrated Approach for Stopping Wife Abuse. Holmes Beach, FL: Learning Pub.
Garbarino, James, Guttmann, Edna and Seeley, Janis Wilson (1986). The Psychologically Battered Child. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Films and Videos of Interest
From O.D.N. Productions, 74 Varick St. Suite 304, New York, NY:
In Need of Special Attention. Two short stories on film that illustrate the program developed by Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital to identify, treat, and refer victims of spouse abuse.
Time Out. A series of three short films that present men who batter in three different stages of the problem. The three films are "Deck the Halls", "Up the Creek", and "Shifting Gears".
From New Day Films, PO Box 315, Franklin Lakes, NJ:
To Have and To Hold. A film that tells the story of wife abuse from the man's experience of it. Several former clients of EMERGE in Boston and their partners discuss the violence that occurred in their relationships and their efforts to change it.
From the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (statewide rental):
The Burning Bed (2 hours, 1/2" video). A made for TV NBC movie about the life of Francine Hughes. After 12 years of enduring physical violence and not able to receive help, she murders her husband. Farrah Fawcett stars as Francine Hughes.
A Family Affair (30 min.) Narrated by Ed Asner, follows a family and the results of violence on family members. The issue is taken to court, and the woman decides to divorce her husband.
Fear That Binds Us Stories of five women who have experienced violence and the perspectives of the activists, social workers, and the men who have perpetrated this violence.
Rites of Violence (25 min.) About the Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project. Film shows the couple through police and court intervention.
Violence Behind Closed Doors (30 min) Talks to victims and abusers, as well as workers/programs to help people in domestic violence situation.
Working With Men Who Batter (6 hours, 1/2" video). Shows Ann Ganley's program from Seattle, Washington.
Several well-done slide shows are also available from the Coalition for use with clergy, children and teenagers. Several new videos on children of battered women and on teenage prostitution are being made.
Specialized Journals
Family Violence (Publisher: Plenum)
Journal of Interpersonal Violence (Publisher: Sage)
Violence and Victims (Publisher: Springer)
Newsletter
Family Violence Bulletin (Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas 75701)
Other Journals of Interest
Family Relations
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Victimology
Books Of Interest
Battered Wives By Del Martin
One of the first books written on this issue. A "classic." (1976: Pocket Books)
The Battered Woman, by Lenore Walker
Another "classic" early book, comprehensive. (1979: Harper & Row)
Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger, by Barrie Levy
Looks at the issues surrounding abuse in the dating context. (1991: Seal Press)
Getting Free, by Ginny NiCarthy
Covers issues such as getting emergency help, identifying emotional abuse, deciding to leave or stay, protecting the children, economics of single life, being your own counselor. (1986: Seal Press)
Keeping the Faith, by Marie Fortune
Deals with questions/concerns often raised by Christian women. (1987: Harper and Row)
Naming the Violence: Speaking Out About Lesbian Battering, edited by Kerry Lobel
Articles, Essays, and personal stories about emotional and physical abuse in lesbian relationships. (1986: Seal Press)
The Ones Who Got Away, by Ginny NiCarthy
Stories of 33 women of all ages and backgrounds who left their abusive partners and remade their lives. (1987: Seal Press)
The Verbally Abusive Relationship, by Patricia Evans
Deals with the issue of verbal abuse in a relationship. (1992: Bob Adams, Inc.)
Violence Against Wives, by R. Emerson Dobash and Russell Dobash
Takes a sociological approach (1979: The Free Press)
When Battered Women Kill, Browne, Angela, Macmillan, New York, NY 1987
When Love Goes Wrong: What to Do When You Can't Do Anything Right Jones, Ann and Schechter, Susan, Harper Collins, New York, NY 1992.
