{"product_id":"unclenching-our-fists-sara-elinoff-acker-9780826519429","title":"Unclenching Our Fists: Abusive Men on the Journey to Nonviolence","description":"This book features eleven first-person stories of men from diverse class and racial backgrounds who have made a long-term commitment to end their physical and emotional abuse and controlling behaviors. These men speak frankly about the abuse they inflicted on their families, what it took to get them to face themselves, and how they feel about the damage they have caused. All participated in violence intervention programs, some for as long as ten years. To put a face on violence and to encourage activism for reform, most of the eleven have allowed their photos and real names to be used in the book.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSurrounding this material are chapters that provide context about the disputes among researchers about whether batterer intervention programs work (only a small number of batterers renounce their abuse) and chapters that address the reactions of partners to these stories. \"When the Man You Love is Abusive\" is designed to caution women not to be manipulated by accounts of change and to outline the stages men need to pass through in the long process of becoming accountable. \"The Last Word: Voices of Survivors\" ends the book with a focus group discussion in which former abuse victims and advocates respond candidly to the men's stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sara Elinoff Acker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826519423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826519429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/30\/2013","brand":"Sara Elinoff Acker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120373919999,"sku":"9780826519429","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f683f8f8-ba6e-4a0a-a094-330b48efba76.jpg?v=1687413973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/unclenching-our-fists-sara-elinoff-acker-9780826519429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}