Expert testimony on domestic violence : a discourse analysis / Melissa Hamilton.
2009
KF8968.7 .H36 2009 (Mapit)
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Expert testimony on domestic violence : a discourse analysis / Melissa Hamilton.
Imprint
El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009.
Description
vi, 207 pages ; 23 cm.
Series
Law and society (New York, N.Y.)
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Feminist and social constructivist theories
Critical discourse analysis in the law
Expert witness discourse : the legal framework
Expert witness discourse : constructing the battered woman
The discourses of resistance.
Feminist and social constructivist theories
Critical discourse analysis in the law
Expert witness discourse : the legal framework
Expert witness discourse : constructing the battered woman
The discourses of resistance.
Summary
"Examines the impact of social science evidence on legal reasoning in domestic violence cases, analyzing the text and rhetoric from a body of appellate opinions in which expert witnesses provided social science-based testimony about domestic violence"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-182) and index.
Location
STA
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KF8968.7 .H36 2009
Language
English
ISBN
9781593323233 hardback alkaline paper
1593323239 hardback alkaline paper
1593323239 hardback alkaline paper
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