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Nuestras Historias

Our Stories
By:Lu Rocha
Publisher:Author Solutions
Print ISBN:9781490765853
eText ISBN:9781490765860
Edition:0
Copyright:2016
Format:Reflowable

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Through the stories of individual Latinas, this book examines issues of domestic violence (DV) including the obstacles and the cultural challenges that make it difficult for Latinas to resolve these abusive relationships. The book includes examples of the struggles Latinas face when trying to live up to the expectations of their culture and society at large, while living in abusive relationships. The reader will also learn about the many other types of violence these women experienced leading up to and during their experience with DV. Dentro del tema pricipal de la Violencia Domestica, se discutiran los efectos de la VD en Latinas, las barreras y los retos culturales que hacen difcil que estas mujeres dejen una relacin abusiva. Incluye excelentes ilustraciones de los estragos que las Latina enfrentan cuando tratan de llenar la expectativa que la cultura sostiene para ellas durantela experiencia con VD. Los lectores aprendern varios tipos de violencia basada en gnero que las mujeres viven, como tambin los estragos personales que enfrentan cuando hacen la decisin de dejar a sus abusadores.