Feeling Trapped

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Social Class and Violence against Women

By James Ptacek

Series: Gender and Justice

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Feeling Trapped by James Ptacek explores the complex relationship between social class and intimate violence against women. Drawing on in-depth interviews with sixty women from diverse economic backgrounds, Ptacek examines how class affects experiences of violence and community responses. The book introduces the concept of "social entrapment," linking private abuse to broader social inequalities, offering a nuanced understanding of the challenges faced by women across class divisions.
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This book is ideal for students, researchers, and professionals interested in feminist sociology, criminology, social justice, and violence against women. It is particularly suited for those seeking an in-depth, class-conscious perspective on intimate partner violence and social inequality.

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The relationship between class and intimate violence against women is much misunderstood. While many studies of intimate violence focus on poor and working-class women, few examine the issue comparatively in terms of class privilege and class disadvantage.

James Ptacek draws on in-depth interviews with sixty women from wealthy, professional, working-class, and poor communities to investigate how social class shapes both women's experiences of violence and the responses of their communities to this violence.

Ptacek's framing of women's victimisation as "social entrapment" links private violence to public responses and connects social inequalities to the dilemmas that women face.

Feeling Trapped is an insightful examination of these complex social dynamics, offering a fresh perspective on the intersection of class and intimate violence.

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Feeling Trapped has been praised as a groundbreaking work in feminist sociology and violence studies. Reviews highlight it as "a must read for anyone in the field of violence against women" and "destined to become a classic." Critics appreciate Ptacek's fresh approach to connecting social class with violence against women and commend the book for providing insightful views into intimate partner violence affecting women from all socioeconomic backgrounds.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520381612

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 1 figure

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 240

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness James Ptacek Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development Series: Gender and Justice

About the Author

James Ptacek is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at Suffolk University. He is author of Battered Women in the Courtroom and editor of Restorative Justice and Violence against Women.

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