Expert testimony on domestic violence a discourse analysis / Melissa Hamilton.

SeriesLaw and society
Law and society (New York, N.Y.) ^A539807
Contents 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.
Abstract "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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 165-182) and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009003092
ISBN9781593323233 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1593323239 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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