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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- One. What is Violence Against Women? -- Two. It Often Hurts to be a Woman in Canada -- Three. "But Women Do It Too!": Understanding Women's Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships -- Four. "Who Would Do Such a Thing?": Explaining Violence Against Women in Canada -- Five. Why Can't Abused Women Leave Home? -- Six. The Consequences of Violence Against Women -- Seven. "What Can We Do?": Policy Options -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Definitional issues in violence against women -- The extent and distribution of violence against women -- The history of male peer support theory -- Contemporary male peer support theories -- What do the data say? -- New electronic technologies and male peer support -- Policy and practice: where do we go from here?

Introduction -- Thinking theoretically about separation and divorce sexual assault -- The study : doing feminist research in the heartland -- Exiting dangerous relationships : rural women's experiences of abuse and risk factors -- The consequences of abuse and women's social support experiences -- Where do we go from here? : research, theory and policy