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Recommended Books and Videos

Books: 

Domestic Violence - 

     
  • For Shelter and Beyond:  Ending Violence Against Battered Women and Their Children
  • Breaking Free  

  • Backlash: Undeclared War    Against American Women

 

Sexual Violence -

     
  • Recovering from Rape Linda E. Ledray offers a comprehensive look at what it takes to deal with being raped.  She covers normal reactions to rape, details about what to expect from the hospital and legal systems, and also information  for people in support positions. 

  • Transforming a Rape Culture- Buchwald, et al. This book is a compilation of essays, written by  both men and women, looking at the ways in which our current and past culture promotes sexual violence, and what we can do to change that. It is thought-provoking, challenging and uplifting. 

  • I Never Called It Rape -The Ms. Report. 1994


General

     
  • Homo-Phobia: A Weapon of Sexism - Suzanne Pharr

 

 

Videos:

Domestic Violence - 

  • In Our Best Interest -Power & Control: Tactics of Men Who Batter, Cultural Facilitators of ; Battering, Women's Rage, Why Do I Feel Crazy

Youth Related - 

     
  • Wrestling with Manhood: Boys, Bullying and Battering - Sut Jhally and Jackson Katz offer a new way to think about men's violence against women and bullying in our  schools. 60 minutes.

  • Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis of Masculinity - Narrated by Jackson Katz.  This film looks at the links between popular culture and violence. 57 minutes.

 

   
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