In Search of a Safe Place: Abused Women and Culturally Sensitive Services

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Marginalized in the larger society and the mainstream women's movement, immigrant women are also outsiders in women's shelters, where racially sensitive and linguistically appropriate counselling is generally unavailable. In this book, Vijay Agnew documents the struggles of Canadian women's centres to provide better services to victims of wife abuse from Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. The study looks at every aspect of community-based women's organizations,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0802081142

ISBN13:9780802081148

Release Date:June 1998

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Abuse Dysfunctional Relationships Family Relationships Parenting & Relationships Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Self-Help Social Science Social Sciences

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