Issues in intimate violence / edited by Raquel Kennedy Bergen

Contributor(s):

Bergen, Raquel Kennedy [editor]

Material type: Text

TextSage Publications, 1998Description: xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0761909362 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780761909361

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HN90.V5 ISS

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Intimate Violence: A Brief Introduction; Acknowledgments; Section I Child Abuse; Chapter 1 The Youngest Victims: Violence toward Children; Chapter 2 Women and Children at Risk: A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse; Section II Incest; Chapter 3 Sexual Victimization of Children: Incest and Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 4 The Making of a Whore; Section III Violence in Dating Relationships; Chapter 5 Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship: Suggestions for New Directions in Sociologica Research Chapter 6 Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts?Section IV Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships; Chapter 7 Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships: Theoretical and Empirical Issues; Chapter 8 Understanding Domestic Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men; Section V Acquaintance Rape; Chapter 9 Facing the Facts: Date and Acquaintance Rape are Significant Problems for Women; Chapter 10 Fraternities and Rape on Campus; Chapter 11 Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault; Section VI Wife Abuse Chapter 12 Why do Men Batter Their Wives?Chapter 13 Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence against Women; Chapter 14 Women's Realities: Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race, and Class; Section VII Wife Rape; Chapter 15 Marital Rape; Chapter 16 The Reality of Wife Rape: Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage; Section VIII Elder Abuse; Chapter 17 Violence and Violent Feelings: What Causes Them among Family Caregivers?; Chapter 18 Abuse of African American Elders Appendix: Resource List of Organizations Concerned with Intimate Violence Index; About the Contributors

Summary: This volume provides the basis for understanding a wide range of interpersonal violence: child abuse; incest; violence in heterosexual, gay and lesbian relationships; acquaintance rape; wife abuse and rape; and elder abuse. There is no single accepted explanation for interpersonal violence, and the chapters reflect this by representing a number of disciplines from both theoretical and applied viewpoints. Many chapters take a feminist perspective, addressing the gendered nature of violence.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	School of Social Work Library Open Shelf	HN90.V5 ISS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	160182	Available		BK148233

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Intimate Violence: A Brief Introduction; Acknowledgments; Section I
Child Abuse; Chapter 1
The Youngest Victims: Violence toward Children; Chapter 2
Women and Children at Risk: A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse; Section II
Incest; Chapter 3
Sexual Victimization of Children: Incest and Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 4
The Making of a Whore; Section III
Violence in Dating Relationships; Chapter 5
Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship: Suggestions for New Directions in Sociologica Research Chapter 6
Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts?Section IV
Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships; Chapter 7
Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships: Theoretical and Empirical Issues; Chapter 8
Understanding Domestic Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men; Section V
Acquaintance Rape; Chapter 9
Facing the Facts: Date and Acquaintance Rape are Significant Problems for Women; Chapter 10
Fraternities and Rape on Campus; Chapter 11
Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault; Section VI
Wife Abuse Chapter 12
Why do Men Batter Their Wives?Chapter 13
Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence against Women; Chapter 14
Women's Realities: Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race, and Class; Section VII
Wife Rape; Chapter 15
Marital Rape; Chapter 16
The Reality of Wife Rape: Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage; Section VIII
Elder Abuse; Chapter 17
Violence and Violent Feelings: What Causes Them among Family Caregivers?; Chapter 18
Abuse of African American Elders Appendix: Resource List of Organizations Concerned with Intimate Violence Index; About the Contributors

This volume provides the basis for understanding a wide range of interpersonal violence: child abuse; incest; violence in heterosexual, gay and lesbian relationships; acquaintance rape; wife abuse and rape; and elder abuse. There is no single accepted explanation for interpersonal violence, and the chapters reflect this by representing a number of disciplines from both theoretical and applied viewpoints. Many chapters take a feminist perspective, addressing the gendered nature of violence.

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