Issues in intimate violence / Raquel Kennedy Bergen, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bergen, Raquel Kennedy.

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--United States.

Violence.

Abused older people.

Abused lesbians.

Abused gay men.

Acquaintance rape.

United States.

Family violence--United States.

Family violence.

Sex crimes--United States.

Sex crimes.

Child sexual abuse--United States.

Child sexual abuse.

Acquaintance rape--United States.

Abused women--United States.

Abused women.

Abused gay men--United States.

Abused lesbians--United States.

Abused older people--United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [1998]

Summary:

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.

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.

Contents:

Section I Child Abuse 1

1 The Youngest Victims: Violence Toward Children / Richard J. Gelles 5

2 Women and Children at Risk: A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse / Evan Stark, Anne Flitcraft 25

Section II Incest 43

3 Sexual Victimization of Children: Incest and Child Sexual Abuse / Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Roberta Marshall 47

4 The Making of a Whore / Diana E. H. Russell 65

Section III Violence in Dating Relationships 79

5 Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship: Suggestions for New Directions in Sociological Research / Walter S. DeKeseredy, Martin D. Schwartz 83

6 Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts? / Dawn H. Currie 97

Section IV Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships 113

7 Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships: Theoretical and Empirical Issues / Claire M. Renzetti 117

8 Understanding Domestic Violence Among Gay and Bisexual Men / Gregory S. Merrill 129

Section V Acquaintance Rape 143

9 Facing the Facts: Date and Acquaintance Rape Are Significant Problems for Women / Mary P. Koss, Sarah L. Cook 147

10 Fraternities and Rape on Campus / Patricia Yancey Martin, Robert A. Hummer 157

11 Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault / Jeffrey Benedict, Alan Klein 169

Section VI Wife Abuse 177

12 Why Do Men Batter Their Wives? / James Ptacek 181

13 Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence Against Women / Demie Kurz 197

14 Women's Realities: Defining Violence Against Women by Immigration, Race, and Class / Shamita Das Dasgupta 209

Section VII Wife Rape 221

15 Marital Rape / Patricia Peacock 225

16 The Reality of Wife Rape: Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage / Raquel Kennedy Bergen 237

Section VIII Elder Abuse 251

17 Violence and Violent Feelings: What Causes Them Among Family Caregivers? / Karl Pillemer, J. Jill Suitor 255

18 Abuse of African American Elders / Linner Ward Griffin, Oliver J. Williams, Joyce G. Reed 267

Appendix Resource List of Organizations Concerned With Intimate Violence 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

0761909354

0761909362

OCLC:

37947194