Designed specifically for undergraduate students, Issues in Intimate Violence provides a comprehensive and accessible anthology that prepares the foundation for understanding a wide range of violence that commonly occurs in families and between intimates. This collection of 22 scholarly yet readable chapters represents a variety of disciplines from both a theoretical and an applied approach. Many articles offer a feminist perspective that addresses the gendered nature of violence and the consequences of power inequality in our society. Created to make learning about intimate violence an accessible and cohesive process, each section is introduced by editor Raquel Kennedy Bergen and concludes with discussion questions.
A variety of violence topics are included:
- Child abuse
- Incest
- Violence in heterosexual dating relationships
- Violence in gay and lesbian relationships
- Acquaintance rape
- Wife abuse and wife rape
- Elder abuse
While primarily directed to undergraduate students, this book is also well-suited for similar courses at the graduate level and will appeal to anyone working with survivors of intimate violence as well as the interested lay reader.
Innehållsförteckning
Intimate Violence
A Brief Introduction
PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE
The Youngest Victims – Richard J Gelles
Violence towards Children
Women and Children at Risk – Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft
A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse
Questions for Discussion
PART TWO: INCEST
Sexual Victimization of Children – Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Roberta Marshall
Incest and Child Sexual Abuse
The Making of a Whore – Diana Russell
Questions for Discussion
PART THREE: VIOLENCE IN DATING RELATIONSHIPS
Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship – Walter S De Keseredy and Martin D Schwartz
Suggestions for New Directions in Sociological Research
Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts? – Dawn H Currie
Questions for Discussion
PART FOUR: VIOLENCE IN GAY AND LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS
Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships – Claire M Renzetti
Theoretical and Empirical Issues
Understanding Domestic Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men – Gregory S Merrill
Questions for Discussion
PART FIVE: ACQUAINTANCE RAPE
Facing the Facts – Mary P Koss and Sarah L Cook
Date and Acquaintance Rape Are Significant Problems for Women
Fraternities and Rape on Campus – Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A Hummer
Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault – Jeffrey Benedict and Alan Klein
Questions for Discussion
PART SIX: WIFE ABUSE
Why Do Men Batter Their Wives? – James Ptacek
Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence against Women – Demie Kurz
Women′s Realities – Shamita Das Dasgupta
Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race and Class
Questions for Discussion
PART SEVEN: WIFE RAPE
Marital Rape – Patricia Peacock
The Reality of Wife Rape – Raquel Kennedy Bergen
Women′s Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage
Questions for Discussion
PART EIGHT: ELDER ABUSE
Violence and Violent Feelings – Karl Pillemer and J Jill Suitor
What Causes Them among Family Caregivers?
Abuse of African American Elders – Linner Ward Griffin, Oliver J Williams, and Joyce G Reed
Questions for Discussion
Om författaren
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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