Dating Violence: Young Women in Danger

by Barrie Levy

This landmark book brings together professionals, activists, researchers, and young people themselves to provide a comprehensive, cross-cultural view of dating violence. First-person accounts are followed by perspectives on the societal contexts and descriptions of successful programs that educate and assist teens .

324 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1991

Reviews

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read the first edition of this book and then reread it when the second edition came out. This book is an anthology mixing personal essays by women who survived teen dating violence with theoretical/analytical essays by psychologists and others on issues around teen dating violence and ways to help prevent it/stop it and so on. I was a victim of teen dating violence at a time when it was not much discussed, and this book was the first thing I read that really made me feel like my past experiences hadn't been mine alone and helped me contextualize my experiences into a broader whole of my culture and my life. My only tiny quibble is that it is written in a style of specifically addressing female victims of male violence, when teens can also experience violence from female abusers.

I would highly recommend this book to people who work with teens professionally and to people who want to understand more about teen dating violence.

[CEHD at the U of M]

Linda E. Jones, contributor.

[Donna Suckau]

Working with teens any information is good.