Violence against women : vulnerable populations /
Douglas A. Brownridge.
- New York : Routledge, 2009.
- xviii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Contemporary sociological perspectives .
- Contemporary sociological perspectives series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-289) and index.
Introduction -- Situating research on vulnerable populations within the family violence field -- Materials and methods -- Violence against cohabiting women: present perspective and future prospective -- Differing dynamics: violence against women post-separation -- Violence in'the future traditional family': stepfamilies and violence against women -- Exploring the link between homeownership status and violence against women -- Violence against women in rural and urban settings: equal risk does not imply equal prevention -- Violence against aboriginal women: the role of colonization -- Violence against immigrant women: a reversal of fortunes -- Violence against women with disabilities: perpetrator characteristics are key -- Conclusion: assembling pieces of an intersectional puzzle -- Endnotes -- References -- Index.