The Cost of Fear
Why Most Safety Advice Is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender Based Violence
Published on 25. February 2025
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-8070-1622-0 (ISBN)
Description
"A self-defense expert helps women and other targets of gender-based violence discern fact from fiction, improve their personal safety, and support social change"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
426 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-1622-0 (9780807016220)
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Meg Stone
The Cost of Fear
Why Most Safety Advice Is Sexist and How We Can Stop Gender-Based Violence
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02/2025
Beacon Press
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Meg Stone is the Executive Director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse prevention and empowerment self-defense organization. Her writing has been published in Huffington Post, Newsweek, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Dame, and Ms. She has received numerous awards for her work over the past 30 years. Meg lives in Cambridge, MA, with her partner Mal and a shockingly large collection of musical theatre cast albums.
Content
Introduction: Scared and Powerful
PART 1: WHAT HOLDS US BACK
CHAPTER 1
Monumental, Unsatisfying Victories
CHAPTER 2
The Cost of Fear
CHAPTER 3
How Not to Get Strangled by Your Ponytail
CHAPTER 4
Bad People Do Bad Things
CHAPTER 5
Compliance Breeds Abuse
PART 2: WHAT WORKS
CHAPTER 6
Not Overreacting
CHAPTER 7
The Evidence and Its Discontents
PART 3: WHAT MOVES US FORWARD
CHAPTER 8
Resisting Racism
CHAPTER 9
Strengthening Activism
CHAPTER 10
Embracing Resistance
CHAPTER 11
So, What Should I Do? What Should I Tell My Daughter?
Notes
PART 1: WHAT HOLDS US BACK
CHAPTER 1
Monumental, Unsatisfying Victories
CHAPTER 2
The Cost of Fear
CHAPTER 3
How Not to Get Strangled by Your Ponytail
CHAPTER 4
Bad People Do Bad Things
CHAPTER 5
Compliance Breeds Abuse
PART 2: WHAT WORKS
CHAPTER 6
Not Overreacting
CHAPTER 7
The Evidence and Its Discontents
PART 3: WHAT MOVES US FORWARD
CHAPTER 8
Resisting Racism
CHAPTER 9
Strengthening Activism
CHAPTER 10
Embracing Resistance
CHAPTER 11
So, What Should I Do? What Should I Tell My Daughter?
Notes