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Summary: Written for Men by Men?
Review: Advice to women by men on battering doesn't exactly make good sense since few men have lived the lives of oppression that women live when subjected to abusive relationships, and couldn't possibly relate in a meaningful way. Simply being human isn't enough to observe characteristics meaningful to the opposite sex - rather like a woman trying to provide a role model for male children on how to be males. It's comforting to know that all battering falls into two predominant types, however, using dog types as the analogy. I wonder whether many breeds of dog justfies the categorization. It's possible that characterized all males as forms of dog breeds might be more accurate to characterize their personality, being the territorial animals they are, even when they are neutered.
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Summary: Survivors find it helpful as do students of psychology
Review: I happened to have met Dr. Jacobson at his lecture for this book a year before he died. It was fascinating the research he and Dr. Gottman did. I was so mesmerized by it that I used references from the lecture and book in my thesis. My thesis is now published in my book entitled Absent Hearts, Missing Pieces which can be found here at Amazon.com as well. I am a survivor of over 20 years. But don't listen to me. Go to my website called Artemis: A Site for Survivors of Domestic Violence and ask the women there. survivorsofdv.website-works.com Many times this book has been brought up as a topic on the message board. Survivors can relate and appreciate some validation of what their batterer was. Perhaps there is more to this than two categories of Cobra and Pit Bull, but it is a start in unlocking the mind of the batterer. And when we can do this, we can begin to start producing comprehensive treatment programs. Hmmm. Probably like the one I mention in my thesis. Hint hint...
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Summary: Survivors find it helpful as do students of psychology
Review: I happened to have met Dr. Jacobson at his lecture for this book a year before he died. It was fascinating the research he and Dr. Gottman did. I was so mesmerized by it that I used references from the lecture and book in my thesis. My thesis is now published in my book entitled Absent Hearts, Missing Pieces which can be found here at Amazon.com as well. I am a survivor of over 20 years. But don't listen to me. Go to my website called Artemis: A Site for Survivors of Domestic Violence and ask the women there. survivorsofdv.website-works.com Many times this book has been brought up as a topic on the message board. Survivors can relate and appreciate some validation of what their batterer was. Perhaps there is more to this than two categories of Cobra and Pit Bull, but it is a start in unlocking the mind of the batterer. And when we can do this, we can begin to start producing comprehensive treatment programs. Hmmm. Probably like the one I mention in my thesis. Hint hint...
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Summary: excellent resource for therapists of battered women
Review: I use (and lose) this book regularly in my psychotherapy practice. It helps identify the obstacles to leaving an abusive relationship and how likely it is that the relationship can be changed. I particularly liked it's attitude of, "One size does NOT fit all" and the empahasis on tailoring the intervention to the specifics of the case.
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Summary: Simplistic View of Abusive Men
Review: This book provided little insight into abusive men in my opinion. The classifications were weak, and it had the reading quality of a children's book. Other books such as those by Donald Dutton (just to name one!) provide actually substantive information regarding domestic violence. This book should only be purchased after reading all other books concerning domestic and intimate violence; the price of this book is too much for the quality of inforamtion learned.
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Summary: Simplistic View of Abusive Men
Review: This book provided little insight into abusive men in my opinion. The classifications were weak, and it had the reading quality of a children's book. Other books such as those by Donald Dutton (just to name one!) provide actually substantive information regarding domestic violence. This book should only be purchased after reading all other books concerning domestic and intimate violence; the price of this book is too much for the quality of inforamtion learned.
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Summary: Whew - Were They For Real
Review: This is perhaps one of the worst excuses for a scholarly text that I have ever encountered. The text fell significantly short of presenting disciplined research based conclusions regarding Domestic Violence. Rather, it presented a highly opinionated and politically correct rhetorical approach to the topic. The distinction between Pits Bulls and Cobras was intriguing but only after one was able to overcome these extremely insulting and derogatory classifications. Perhaps the worst part of this text was the meritless and unsubstantiated indictment of the Criminal Justice System. This system has literally bent over backwards to appropriately respond to situations of Domestic Violence. Often to the level where they are being accused as over reactionary. Lastly, this text further separates and alienates those who stand on either side of this issue. It paints a bleak and almost hopeless possibility of fashioning a socially responsible response to a grave sociological reality.
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Summary: Whew - Were They For Real
Review: This is perhaps one of the worst excuses for a scholarly text that I have ever encountered. The text fell significantly short of presenting disciplined research based conclusions regarding Domestic Violence. Rather, it presented a highly opinionated and politically correct rhetorical approach to the topic. The distinction between Pits Bulls and Cobras was intriguing but only after one was able to overcome these extremely insulting and derogatory classifications. Perhaps the worst part of this text was the meritless and unsubstantiated indictment of the Criminal Justice System. This system has literally bent over backwards to appropriately respond to situations of Domestic Violence. Often to the level where they are being accused as over reactionary. Lastly, this text further separates and alienates those who stand on either side of this issue. It paints a bleak and almost hopeless possibility of fashioning a socially responsible response to a grave sociological reality.
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