BATTERED WOMAN SYNDROME AS A LEGAL DEFENSE
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This 5-page paper discusses the use of battered woman syndrome as a legal and legitimate defense for murder of an abuser. Discussed in this paper is the concept of self-defense. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTbatwom.rtf

Battered Women
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A very thorough 20 page research paper discussing the various prejudices and other social problems faced by Battered women. Focuses on many relevant sub-topics including : immigrant women, adolescent women, women's inability to "leave" their abuser, and the difficulties they face in receiving proper medical treatment. Bibliography lists 14 sources. Keywords : spousal abuse, domestic abuse, etc.
Filename: Batterd2.wps

Battered Women # 2
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A 5 page overview of Battered women, their psyche, and the problems that they face in our contemporary society. Discusses how the actual 'problem' belongs not to the women- but to the men who abuse them and offers insight into various causal factors. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Keywords : spousal abuse, domestic abuse, etc.
Filename: Batterdw.wps

Battered Women's Shelters
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President Clinton, in a speech proclaiming National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, has said, "Domestic violence threatens the very core of what we hold dear". This 7 page paper explores the plight of battered women and examines the purpose for battered women's shelters. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KTbatwmn.wps

Battered Women’s Syndrome
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A 5 page paper outlining the statistics surrounding domestic abuse. Notes that although domestic abuse is not a new component of our society, it is one which has seemingly become a more prominent component in recent years. Contends that with our increased awareness of this phenomenon we have begun to consider the psychological impacts which battered women sustain, impacts which sometimes drive them to violence and even murder. As a consequence, the concept of the battered woman has now entered the courtroom not solely as a description of a plaintiff but as a defense strategy for a women who has committed a violent crime as a result of the psychological trauma to which she has been subjected. Oulines the judicial injustices associated with this defense strategy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPbatter.wps

Beauty Pagents & Their Depiction Of Women
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This 8 page argumentative essay explores how beauty pageants depict women, and discusses whether they are demeaning or actually present a positive image for the modern woman.
Filename: Pageant.wps

Betty Friedan, bell hooks And Alice Walker: Contributions To African-American Society
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10 pages in length. There have been myriad contributions made to forward the progression of the African-American society, however, one might readily surmise that none have had both the power and influence to enact such change as what has come from the literary world. Betty Friedan, bell hooks and Alice Walker are but three of numerous printed voices who have played an integral role in significantly impacting positive change amidst an otherwise racially ruled society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCBellHks.rtf