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New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2009), New Hope For Women Staff Sep 2009

New Hope For Women Newsletter (Fall 2009), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

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Women's Experiences Of Victimization And Survival, Margaret Severson, Judy L. Postmus, Marianne Berry Jun 2009

Women's Experiences Of Victimization And Survival, Margaret Severson, Judy L. Postmus, Marianne Berry

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

In an effort to more fully understand the experiences and aftermath of girlhood and adult woman physical, sexual and psychological victimization, research was undertaken that explored the prevalence and the consequences of such victimization, and the survival strategies women activate at various points in their lifespan in the aftermath of that violence. Women participants were recruited from five different communities; three urban, one rural and the only correctional facility for women in a Midwestern state. These venues were selected as ideal sites in which to secure a racially, ethnically and geographically diverse sample of women age 18 and older. Findings …


New Hope For Women Newsletter (Spring 2009), New Hope For Women Staff Mar 2009

New Hope For Women Newsletter (Spring 2009), New Hope For Women Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.