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Why Battered Women
I found the book It Could Happen to Anyone, Why Battered Women Stay interesting to read. At first it was difficult to read, because of the title I was concerned what kind of material was going to be in the book. I was interested to find out why battered women stay in an abusive relationship. I liked reading the case studies as it gave me great insight of the situation. The case studies also made me understand the situation in more detail. I enjoyed having a breakdown of sections in the chapters. The book was at times difficult to read, because of the content involved. I appreciated reading the book since I had a more clear understanding of the content since some topics where discussed in class. I found it difficult to read about how children
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