Every year, at least 1.8 million women in the United States are beaten by their intimate partners. And that is only the number reported physically abused. It does not include those who remain silent, or those for whom the abuse is psychological. In this concise work, a team of writers examines the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of women, the risk factors for becoming a target, medical and psychological consequences, legal issues and effective treatments for recovery. The book dispels myths about intimate violence, including the notion that one can identify a potential perpetrator....
Every year, at least 1.8 million women in the United States are beaten by their intimate partners. And that is only the number reported physically ...
June was 9 years old when she came home from school and her schizophrenic mother met her at the door, angrily demanding to know, Who the hell are you? What are you doing in my house? Tess's mother would wait outside church, then scream at family friends as they emerged, accusing them of spying and plotting to kill her. Five-year-old Tess and her 7-year-old brother would cry and beg their mother to take them home as onlookers stared. These are just two of the stories among dozens gathered for this book. The children, now adults, grew up with mentally ill mothers at a time when mental...
June was 9 years old when she came home from school and her schizophrenic mother met her at the door, angrily demanding to know, Who the hell are y...
As a path of meaning seeking, healing, and transformation, spirituality is becoming more prominent in our society. Historically, women have been the custodians of their families' spiritual domain. This book advances the concept of Woman Soul, a gender-specific way of embracing spirituality. "WomanSoul" discusses the personal and professional impact of spirituality in the lives of women from a variety of ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. It examines the psychological, multicultural, and personal expressions of female spirituality. More specifically, the essays collected here look...
As a path of meaning seeking, healing, and transformation, spirituality is becoming more prominent in our society. Historically, women have been th...
In this unprecedented handbook, the team of coeditors and contributors show the immeasurable impact of women helping women via a method that has become a "hot-button" topic nationwide--mentoring.
In "A Handbook for Women Mentors: Transcending Barriers of Stereotype, Race, and Ethnicity," an expert author team--all experienced mentors--provide specific strategies for women mentoring women, showing how mentoring relationships benefit individuals, women as a group, and the nation as a whole. Discussions include ongoing challenges--and potential pitfalls--for women confronting obstacles in...
In this unprecedented handbook, the team of coeditors and contributors show the immeasurable impact of women helping women via a method that has be...
There are 82 million mothers in the United States and Canada alone. This book is for them. "Single Mother in Charge: How to Successfully Pursue Happiness" employs the latest research on the science of happiness to show single moms how to be stronger, happier, and more balanced. Through it, they will learn to use their own power to improve the quality of their lives and those of their children.
This hands-on guide starts with three critical lessons for personal transformation: the right belief, the right attitude, and taking action. Readers are then taught how to transform feelings of...
There are 82 million mothers in the United States and Canada alone. This book is for them. "Single Mother in Charge: How to Successfully Pursue Hap...
"Psychological Health of Women of Color: Intersections, Challenges, and Opportunities" is an anthology that examines core issues of women of color's emotional health and well-being. Organized by subject, the work comprises contributions from noted experts on the psychological health of women of color.
The book analyzes the life stages of women of color: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. It serves to address the challenges women of color face in the forms of physical health, violence, substance abuse, psychopharmacology, and legal/forensic issues as well as to highlight...
"Psychological Health of Women of Color: Intersections, Challenges, and Opportunities" is an anthology that examines core issues of women of color'...
Each year, hundreds of thousands of women are diagnosed with cancer in the United States alone. The total number affected is larger still, comprising siblings, parents, partners, and children of these women. In this single-volume work, an international team of experts address the physical, medical, and psychological matters that are triggered by a diagnosis of having a form of "women's cancer"--breast, cervical, endometrial, gestational, ovarian, uterine, vaginal, and vulvar being some of the more common.
The handbook examines and explains each type of women's cancer, covering the...
Each year, hundreds of thousands of women are diagnosed with cancer in the United States alone. The total number affected is larger still, comprisi...
In October 2013, after the war between Republican and Democratic men in Congress resulted in a government shutdown, "Time" magazine referred to the women legislators as "the only adults left in Washington." In "Why Congress Needs Women: Bringing Sanity to the House and Senate," editor Michele A. Paludi and various contributors explain how women in Washington have redefined leadership and power by embracing a transformational leadership style: a style that incorporates empowerment, ethics, nurturance, inclusiveness, and social justice, transcending their own self-interests for the good of...
In October 2013, after the war between Republican and Democratic men in Congress resulted in a government shutdown, "Time" magazine referred to the...
