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Book Reviews : When Love Goes Wrong. By Ann Jones and Susan Schechter. New York: Harper Collins,1992, 358 pp., $20.00 (paper)

Book Reviews : When Love Goes Wrong. By Ann Jones and Susan Schechter. New York: Harper... When Love Goes Ann and Susan Schechter. New Wrong. Jones By York: $20.00 Collins,1992, 358 Harper pp., (paper). When Love Goes is an book that Wrong helps analytical self-help women understand and abusive emotionally physically relationships from a feminist It also identifies to perspective. strategies practical women decide whether to continue or terminate their relation- help with ships controlling partners. The authors with a view of relation- begin controlling conceptual and define all and abusive ships emotionally physically relationships within this context. Later are devoted to the con- assessing chapters decid- whether is trolling relationship, determining change possible, whether to terminate and how or continue the ing relationship, learning to use resources that are to abusive families. community help designed The book’s rich case material illustrates the authors’ points and makes and their become these women throughout problems and &dquo;real&dquo; to the readers. include scales Also, rating many chapters check rate sheets for readers to and their assess, evaluate, partners, their associated with and themselves on variables relationships, key the There is also information on how to rate controlling relationships. effectiveness of professional helpers (therapists). it not read like a the book is well does documented, Although textbook or research Its content can social workers and help report. other further their of professional helpers understanding controlling and abusive to and and become better relationships equipped design evaluate intervention plans. BONNIE L. YEGIDIS School Work of Social Florida University of South Florida Tampa, Nice Girls Don’t Drink. Sarah Hafner. New York: & Bergin Garvey, By 1992, 235 $29.95 $19.85 pp., (hardbound), (paper). New York: Ha- Feminism and Addiction. Edited Claudia by Bepko. worth Press,1991, 224 $32.95 $17.95 (hardbound), (paper). pp., Sarah of the accounts of women re- Hafner’s collection personal from alcoholism and other cross-addictions the reader covering helps http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

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0886-1099
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10.1177/088610999300800110
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When Love Goes Ann and Susan Schechter. New Wrong. Jones By York: $20.00 Collins,1992, 358 Harper pp., (paper). When Love Goes is an book that Wrong helps analytical self-help women understand and abusive emotionally physically relationships from a feminist It also identifies to perspective. strategies practical women decide whether to continue or terminate their relation- help with ships controlling partners. The authors with a view of relation- begin controlling conceptual and define all and abusive ships emotionally physically relationships within this context. Later are devoted to the con- assessing chapters decid- whether is trolling relationship, determining change possible, whether to terminate and how or continue the ing relationship, learning to use resources that are to abusive families. community help designed The book’s rich case material illustrates the authors’ points and makes and their become these women throughout problems and &dquo;real&dquo; to the readers. include scales Also, rating many chapters check rate sheets for readers to and their assess, evaluate, partners, their associated with and themselves on variables relationships, key the There is also information on how to rate controlling relationships. effectiveness of professional helpers (therapists). it not read like a the book is well does documented, Although textbook or research Its content can social workers and help report. other further their of professional helpers understanding controlling and abusive to and and become better relationships equipped design evaluate intervention plans. BONNIE L. YEGIDIS School Work of Social Florida University of South Florida Tampa, Nice Girls Don’t Drink. Sarah Hafner. New York: & Bergin Garvey, By 1992, 235 $29.95 $19.85 pp., (hardbound), (paper). New York: Ha- Feminism and Addiction. Edited Claudia by Bepko. worth Press,1991, 224 $32.95 $17.95 (hardbound), (paper). pp., Sarah of the accounts of women re- Hafner’s collection personal from alcoholism and other cross-addictions the reader covering helps

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Affilia: Journal of Women and Social WorkSAGE

Published: Apr 1, 1993

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