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"Women, Violence and Social Change" argues that refuges and shelters stand at the core of the battered women's movement, providing a basis for pragmatic support, political action and radical renewal. From this base, movements in Britain and the United States have challenged the police, courts and social services to provide greater assistance to women. Well-known for their research on violence against women and as the authors of the acclaimed book "Violence Against Wives", Rebecca and Russell Dobash examine the way social movements can successfully challenge institutions of the state and the on the nature of diverted and thwarted struggles. The text also analyzes the development of new therapeutic approaches aimed at abused women and violent men, and shows how these have detracted from efforts to assist women and end violence.