Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships

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Author: Ellyn Kaschak

ISBN-10: 078901663X

ISBN-13: 9780789016638

Category: Domestic violence -> Gays

Help ease the secret suffering of lesbians in abusive relationships!\ Why is woman-on-woman violence so often ignored or discounted? Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships uncovers the hidden problem of lesbians who hurt the women they love. This long-needed book brings together theory, practice, and research to suggest new and fruitful ways to understand, prevent, and treat this common problem.\ Intimate Betrayal provides new empirical research into the psychological...

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Analyzes the factors that contribute to lesbian domestic violence, and suggests treatments tailored to this community. The seven papers discuss the impact of homophobia and heterosexism on lesbian relationships, and the application of the fundamental interpersonal relations orientation-behavior test to a sample group of abusers. Simultaneously published as Women in Therapy, v.23, no.3. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Booknews Analyzes the factors that contribute to lesbian domestic violence, and suggests treatments tailored to this community. The seven papers discuss the impact of homophobia and heterosexism on lesbian relationships, and the application of the fundamental interpersonal relations orientation-behavior test to a sample group of abusers. Simultaneously published as , v.23, no.3. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Intimate Betrayal: Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships1Forging Community Links to Address Abuse in Lesbian Relationships7Nowhere to Hide: Lesbian Battering, Homophobia, and Minority Stress25Knowledge About Heterosexual versus Lesbian Battering Among Lesbians39Decentering Heterosexuality: Responses of Feminist Counselors to Abuse in Lesbian Relationships59The Power of Shame: Lesbian Battering as a Manifestation of Homophobia73Lesbians Who Abuse Their Partners: Using the FIRO-B to Assess Interpersonal Characteristics87Domestic Violence in Lesbian Relationships107Index129

\ BooknewsAnalyzes the factors that contribute to lesbian domestic violence, and suggests treatments tailored to this community. The seven papers discuss the impact of homophobia and heterosexism on lesbian relationships, and the application of the fundamental interpersonal relations orientation-behavior test to a sample group of abusers. Simultaneously published as , v.23, no.3. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \