Domestic Violence for Beginners (Writers and Readers Beginners Documentary Comic Book, 67)

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Summary: this book does what is intended
Review: As a professional in the field of domestic violence, i have referred many many clients and novices to Alisa Deltufo's book. It is not meant to be a comprehensive survey of the history and causes of domestic violence. It is meant to be an in-your-face, these-are-the-facts-if-you-dare-to-take-a-look summary account of how we got to where we are today. How many people sit down to read dry statistical analyses of various types of offenders and the justifications they use for their domestic terrorism. Domestic violence affects someone you know or have known. It is a problem that plagues women in far greater numbers than it does men. Deltufo points to the facts that the laws of the Bible which have given us the basis for our social system and the laws of our government are unfair to women and children. The message is clear and frightening and that is why the book is so good -- because it is true!

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Summary: a powerful subject- but too much unfounded blame
Review: It's almost sacrilegious of me to be a Mental Health professional and not like such a book that tackles such a powerful subject. But I can't recomend a book that refuses to discuss the relationship between domestic violence and substance abuse. Upon finnishing this book I could only recall two MINOR refrences to alcohol. I was hoping for a factual, non bias, historical discussion about domestic violence and possably some treatment- instead I got a blame session.

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Summary: Too biased
Review: To be honest I couldn't finish reading the book. I have been searching for books that include the perspective on male abuse. Due to the fact they are difficult to find I try and keep an open mind and read books relating to female abuse replacing the gender specific references with non-gender. That is impossible to do in this book. The author is too biased concerning men abusing women. There was only one obscure comment regarding women abusing men. The rest of the book (at least the portion I was able to get through and I did get over half way through before giving up on it) was devoted to degrading and bashing the male without even considering that abuse can be and is non-gender specific. Books written to educate individuals should be written without bias and contain factual information and this one does not do that. No where is there reference to statistics for abuse other than female abuse and due to the tone of the book I am finding it difficult to believe the author was factual. I can not recommend this book to anyone, not even to a woman who has been abused by a man.