The Third Edition of this comprehensive volume covers the current state of research, theory, prevention, and intervention regarding violence against women. The book’s 15 chapters are divided into three parts: theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women; types of violence against women; and, new to this edition, programs that work. Featuring new chapters, pedagogy, sections on controversies in the field, and autobiographical essays by leaders in grassroots anti-violence work, the Third Edition has been designed to encourage discussion and debate, to address issues of diversity and cultural contexts, and to examine inequalities of race and ethnicity, social class, physical ability, sexual orientation, and geographic location.
Table of Content
Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Researching Violence against Women
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Anti-Violence Against Women Movements in the United States – Gretchen Arnold & Jami Ake
In the Field: When Victims of Battering are Charged with Crimes – Sue Osthoff
Current Controversies: Coercive Control – Evan Stark
Chapter 2: Explaining Violence Against Women within the Context of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) – Angela Gover, Tara Richards, & Maria Patterson
Current Controversies: Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence – Larry Bennett
Chapter 3: The Challenges of Measuring Violence Against Women – Diane Follingstad
Current Controversies: Are Women Really as Violent as Men? The “Gender Symmetry” Controversy – Sherry Hamby
Part II: Types of Violence Against Women – Susan Miller, Lee Ann Iovanni
Chapter 4: Rape and Sexual Assault on Campus, in Diverse Populations, and in the Spotlight – Tracy Hipp & Sarah Cook
Current Controversies: Disadvantage as a Catalyst for Sexual Victimization – Callie Marie Rennison
Chapter 5: Intimate Partner Violence – Alesha Durfee
In the Field: A Luxurious Reflection on Fearlessness – Sudha Shetty
Current Controversies: Gender-Based Violence Immigrant and Refugee Woman: Heightened Vulnerabilities and Barriers to Help Seeking – Anita Raj & Jennifer Yore
Chapter 6: Sexual Harassment is Still Violence Against Women at Work – Phoebe Morgan
Chapter 7: Gender-based Violence in Schools – Laura Agnich, Jun Sung Hong, & Anthony Peguero
Current Controversies: Technology-facilitated Sexual Violence and Harassment – Nicola Henry & Anastasia Powell
Chapter 8: Sexual Victimization and Domestic Violence against Elderly Women – Michelle Meloy & Nicole Cunningham
Chapter 9: Human Trafficking: A Spotlight on Sex Trafficking – Dominque Roe-Sepowitz & Kristine Hickle
In the Field: Working to End Sex Trafficking – Eliza Reock
Current Controversies: Pornography and Violence Against Women – Matthew Ezzell
Part III: Programs That Work
Chapter 10: Innovative Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Violence – Lee Ann Iovanni, Susan Miller & Emily Rowe
In the Field: Would You Rather Be Right or Effective? – Dorothy Edwards
Chapter 11: Innovative Criminal Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence – Leigh Goodmark
Current Controversies: Economic Empowerment Programs for Women Who Have Experience Abuse – Claire Renzetti
Chapter 12: Programs for Children Exposed to Violence – Claire Crooks, Peter Jaffe, Caely Dunlop
Chapter 13: Innovative Health Care Responses to Violence against Women – Elizabeth Miller & Michele Decker
In the Field: Working to Make a Difference – Debi Cain
Current Controversies: Programs for Women Who Have Used Force in Intimate Relationships – Lisa Larance
Chapter 14: Engaging Men in Violence Prevention – Richard Tolman, Tova Walsh & Jeffrey Edleson
In the Field: Intervening with Men Who Batter – David Garvin
Chapter 15: Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence: Moving from Core to Comprehensive Services – Stephanie Townsend & Rebecca Campbell
Current Controversies: Coercive Control – Evan Stark
About the author
Raquel Kennedy Bergen is a Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her BS from Saint Joseph’s University in Sociology and her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author or co-author of numerous scholarly publications and nine books on violence against women including, Wife Rape: Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers; and Issues in Intimate Violence. With Claire Renzetti and Jeff Edleson she edited, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women and Violence Against Women: Classic Statements. She co-edited Violence Against Women: Readings from Social Problems with Claire Renzetti. She is the current Chair of Gender Studies at Saint Joseph’s and the faculty moderator for the Rape Education Prevention Program. Her area of expertise is sexual violence in intimate partnerships and she regularly provides workshops around the country to domestic violence and rape crisis programs to address this form of violence. She has volunteered as an advocate for battered women and sexual assault survivors for the past 27 years. Her current research continues in the field of violence against women—analyzing the intersection of women’s experiences of physical, sexual and emotional violence with their partners during pregnancy.
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