The future of wife abuse programs

Battered women have begun to receive needed social services through a variety of grass-roots programs. Can these programs develop the permanent formal structure needed for survival and still not lose the vital feminist impulse that did so much to establish them? The authors discuss four possibilitie...

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Published in:Social work (New York) 1981-11, Vol.26 (6), p.451-455
Main Authors: Pfouts, Jane H., Renz, Connie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Battered women
Child abuse
Communities
Feminism
Funding
Social issues
Social work
Violence against women
Volunteerism
Wives
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Summary:Battered women have begun to receive needed social services through a variety of grass-roots programs. Can these programs develop the permanent formal structure needed for survival and still not lose the vital feminist impulse that did so much to establish them? The authors discuss four possibilities for the future of efforts to aid abused wives.
ISSN:0037-8046
1545-6846
DOI:10.1093/sw/26.6.451