автор: Kirsten Dellinger

Claire M. Renzetti is professor of sociology at St. Joseph»s University in Philadelphia. She is editor of the international, interdisciplinary journal Violence Against Women and co-editor of Sage Publications» Violence Against Women book series. She is the author or editor of sixteen books and is active in several national and regional professional associations, including the Society for the Study of Social Problems, where she has held the offices of vice president and president. Raquel Kennedy Bergen is associate professor and chair of sociology at St. Joseph»s University in Philadelphia. She is also a crisis counselor for battered and sexually abused women. Her current research examines husband-rapists» motivations for rape, the role of pornography in sexual violence against women, and sexual violence against pregnant women.