| #638261 in Books | Northeastern | 2000-05-18 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 5.98 x.45 x9.02l,.65 | File type: PDF | 184 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Three Stars|By DarkGodess|Run small|1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A great book!|By Elaine M. Wilson|As a criminology and criminal justice major, I purchased this book in order to write a book review for my Violence in America course. "Saving Bernice" is very well-written, and provides a compelling account o|From Library Journal|In this harrowing account of one woman's experiences with poverty and domestic abuse, Raphael, who previously guest-edited Understanding Women's Poverty, follows the life of Bernice, a child of a dysfunctional family (her alcoholic father po
Skillfully interweaving Bernice's own eloquent words about her harrowing abuse with descriptions of other women's similar experiences and a rich synthesis of statistical findings, Jody Raphael demonstrates convincingly that domestic violence and dependence on public assistance are intricately linked. In a work that is sure to stir controversy, she challenges traditional views and stereotypes (conservative and liberal) about welfare recipients, arguing that many poor wome...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Saving Bernice: Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty (Northeastern Series on Gender, Crime, and Law) | Jody Raphael. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!
