Engendering violence : heterosexual interpersonal violence from childhood to adulthood / Myra J. Hird.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hird, Myra J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence.

Heterosexuals.

Interpersonal conflict.

Physical Description:

144 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

1 Mapping the Discourses of Heterosexual Interpersonal Violence 1

2 Theoretical Challenges to the Study of Heterosexual Interpersonal Violence 13

3 Learning the Difference that Gender Makes 28

4 Heteronormativity and Sexual Coercion: Adolescents Practicing Gender 44

5 Investing in Masculinity: Men Who Use Interpersonal Violence 67

6 Investing in Difference: Violent Women and Masculinity in Disguise? 88

7 Engendering Violence? 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0754609162

OCLC:

49239937