Becoming Strong: Impoverished Women and the Struggle to Overcome Violence

by Laura Huey, Grey Harrison

Overview

Drawing on more than 150 in-depth interviews, Becoming Strong: Impoverished Women and the Struggle to Overcome Violence, explores the diverse effects of trauma in the lives of homeless female victims of violence.

Laura Huey and Ryan Broll closely examine the negative patterns common to cases of homeless female victims of violence and develop informed solutions for responding to issues that perpetuate cycles of female homelessness. Becoming Strong offers not only a comprehensive examination of trauma and the role it can play in shaping homeless women's lives, but it also explores how women may recover and develop strategies for coping with traumatic experiences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442626850
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication date:	05/27/2018
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Laura Huey is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario.

Ryan Broll is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph.

Table of Contents

1. The Women
2. Victimization
3. The After-Effects of Violence
4. The Process
5. Resilience Determinants
6. Coping Strategies
7. Building on Strengths

What People are Saying About This

James D. Wright

“Becoming Strong covers an important subject in the sociology and social psychology of women's homelessness, namely, the experience of violence and how homeless women cope with (become resilient to) the violence they experience.”