The Glue That Binds: Deconstruction of Walker’s Battered Woman Syndrome
Author: Michelle Elizabeth Robinson, MA.
Source: Volume 05, Number 03, February/March 2000 , pp.33-35(3)
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Abstract:
This article discusses why women stay in abusive relationships, “deconstructing” models and terminology---the “battered woman syndrome”---developed by Lenore Walker.Keywords: “battered woman” syndrome as anachronism; “miracle glue” that binds
Affiliations:
1: College of New Caledonia.