Abused Men
Author: Philip W. Cook
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ISBN: 0275958620
Publisher: Praeger Publishers (30 September, 1997)
Sales Rank: 84,349
Average Customer Rating: 4.18 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
Domestic Violence is Not Gender-Specific
This book is an incredible resource to those who seek information on the often-ignored issue of abused men. Although a bit redundant at times, this book offers startling evidence of the very real issue facing so many men these days....physical abuse by women. With statistics such as "...while 1.8 million American women are severely assaulted by their mates each year, few know that....2 million men are also assaulted at home" it is an eye-opening review of this issue. If you are being hurt, or have been hurt...or if you know someone struggling with issues of male assault by women....this is a must buy.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Open your eyes and look at the entire picture of abuse.
Sorry to all the feminist apologists out there, but men *are* abused by their female lovers, and rarely do they defend themselves - because the odds are so incredibly stacked against them. A woman can always claim that her abuse was in self-defense, and 99 times out of 100 she will be believed, no question. And where exactly is a battered man to go? There is exactly one shelter for abused men, and it's targeted to gay men, and it's in San Francisco. I guess if your wife is battering you in Virginia, you're SOL. I loathe the hypocrisy of the feminists who refuse to believe that women are capable of bad things - and when we do commit grievous bodily harm, assault, rape, or murder, it's not our fault. No, it's the husband, or the father, or the police, or someone (anyone) else. This book is one of the few that breaks the myth that women are the sole victims of domestic violence.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Intimate Violence: The Case of Abused Men
Philip Cook's Abused Men is well conceived, well documented, and well written; it is an excellent source book for both perpetrators and victims of domestic violence as well as for police officers, community leaders, health care providers, family therapists, crisis-line workers, and other helping professionals. Another positive aspect of this book is Cook's ability to make research findings on male abuse and its consequences accessible and understandable for readers new to the field of domestic violence. The book can serve as an eye opener about the factions, disagreements, and controversy that are part of the issue of domestic violence. Eugen Lupri, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
The University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
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