TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mann,Ruth
TI  - Who Owns Domestic Abuse?: The Local Politics of a Social Problem 
T2  - Heritage
SN  - 9780802080912
U1  - 362.82/9283 
PY  - 2000///]
CY  - Toronto : 
PB  - University of Toronto Press, 
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access
N2  - With the knowledge and sensitivity of a teacher and counsellor, Ruth M. Mann details a community effort to establish a shelter for abused women in a small Ontario municipality. While other literature presents the ostensibly cohesive views of particular interest groups on the issue of domestic violence, Mann exposes the conflicts that actually occur, and the ways these conflicts fuel unintended outcomes. In "Who Owns Domestic Abuse? The Local Politics of a Social Problem," the author ventures bravely into the politically charged debate over the definition of abuse, and emphasizes the fact that 'owning' a problem does not ensure the possession of viable answers. Rather than promoting a particular response to such problems, Mann uses personal accounts of abuse to make a space for the diverse perspectives of abused women and abusive men. She urges activists and intervenors to argue less and listen more
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781442683402
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781442683402/original
ER  -