{"product_id":"becoming-strong-impoverished-women-and-the-struggle-to-overcome-violence-paperback-softback-9781442626850","title":"Becoming Strong; Impoverished Women and the Struggle to Overcome Violence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442626850","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBecoming Strong\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eImpoverished Women and the Struggle to Overcome Violence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLaura Huey (Author), Ryan Broll (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442626850\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 May 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e160 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm, 0.24 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The authors analyzed interviews conducted with nearly two hundred homeless women in U.S. cities, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Detroit. Most of the women who suffered a wide range of traumas exhibited signs of resiliency. Where women remain in negative patterns, they may be solutions, rather than perpetuating female homelessness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Anne Burke (Feminist Caucus, July 2018)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on more than 150 in-depth interviews,\u003ci\u003e Becoming Strong: Impoverished Women and the Struggle to Overcome Violence\u003c\/i\u003e explores the diverse effects of trauma in the lives of homeless female victims of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaura Huey and Ryan Broll closely examine the negative patterns common to cases of homeless female victims of violence and develop informed solutions for responding to issues that perpetuate cycles of female homelessness. \u003ci\u003eBecoming Strong\u003c\/i\u003e offers not only a comprehensive examination of trauma and the role it can play in shaping homeless women\u0026amp;#x2019;s lives, but it also explores how women may recover and develop strategies for coping with traumatic experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Women\u003cbr\u003e2. Victimization\u003cbr\u003e3. The After-Effects of Violence\u003cbr\u003e4. The Process\u003cbr\u003e5.  Resilience Determinants\u003cbr\u003e6. Coping Strategies\u003cbr\u003e7. Building on Strengths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588161368344,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/becoming-strong-impoverished-women-and-the-struggle-to-overcome-violence-paperback-softback-9781442626850","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}