Resources

Suggested Reading

The YWCA does not necessary support the ideas, opinions, theories or beliefs of the authors on this reading list and placement on this list does not indicate the YWCA's official endorsement.

• Betancourt, M. (1997) What to Do When Love Turns Violent: A Practical Resource for Women in Abusive Relationships. New York: Harper Perennial.
• Bancroft, L. (2004) When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of Witnessing Abuse. New York: G.P. Putnam?s Sons.
• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. (1998) Managing Your Divorce: A Guide for Battered Women. Reno, NV: Author.
• Kubany, E.S., McCaig, M.A. & Laconsay, J.R. (2004) Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
• Deaton, W.S. & Hertica, M. (2001) Growing Free: A Manual for Survivors of Domestic Violence. New York: The Haworth Maltreatment and Trauma Press.
• Dugan, M.K. & Hock, R.R. (2000) It?s My Life Now: Starting Over After an Abusive Relationship or Domestic Violence. New York: Routledge.
• Kubany, E.S., McCaig, M.A. & Laconsay, J.R. (2004) Healing the Trauma of Domestic Violence: A Workbook for Women. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
• Mullender, A., Hague, G., Imam, U., Kelly, L, Malos, E. & Regan, L. (2002) Children?s Perspectives on Domestic Violence. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
• Brewster, S. (2000) To Be An Anchor in the Storm: A Guide for Families and Friends of Abused Women. Seattle: Seal Press.
• Weiss, E. (2003) Family and Friends? Guide to Domestic Violence: How to Listen, Talk and Take Action When Someone You Care About is Being Abused. Volcano, CA: Volcano Press.
• Gross, L. (2000) Surviving a Stalker: Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself Safe. New York: Marlowe & Company.
• Crompton, V. & Kessner, E.Z. (2004) Saving Beauty from the Beast: How to Protect Your Daughter from an Unhealthy Relationship. New York: Little, Brown & Company.
• West, C.M. (2003) Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black and Blue. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press.
• Nakani, S. (2001) Breaking the Silence: Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community. Philadelphia: Xlibris Corporation.
• Zambrano, M.M. (1985) Mejor Sola Que Mal Acompanada: For The Latina In An Abusive Relationship. Seattle: Seal Press.
• Garlow, B.J., Valente, R.L. Goelman, D.M., Hardeman, J. & Scott, I. (1999) A Guide for Employers: Domestic Violence in the Workplace. Washington, DC: American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence.
• Lee, J. (2005) Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace. Amherst, MA: HRD Press, Inc.
• Cooper, Mick, and Peter Baker. (1996). The MANual: The Complete Man’s Guide to Life. London: Thorsons.
• Fanning, Patrick, and Matthew McKay. (1993). Being a Man: A Guide to the New Masculinity. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.
• Johnson, Allan G. (1997). The Gender Knot: Unraveling our Patriarchal Legacy. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.
• Katz, Jackson. (2006). The Macho Paradox: Why some men hurt women and how all men can help. Sourcebooks.
• Kaufman, Michael. (1993). Cracking the Armour: Power, Pain and the Lives of Men. Toronto, Ontario: Penguin.
• The Liberated Man by Warren Farrell
• Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man by Susan Faludi
• Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by Bell Hooks
• The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by Bell Hooks