The macho paradox : why some men hurt women and and how all men can help / Jackson Katz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Katz, Jackson.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Violence against.

Women.

Women--Crimes against.

Sex crimes.

Physical Description:

296 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2006]

Summary:

Recent studies tell us that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 6 American women will be the victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. This is the first book to make the case that violence against women is a male issue as well as a female one--and that men who care have an obligation to better understand it and to do something about it. Pioneering anti-violence educator Jackson Katz offers cogent explanations for why so many men harass and hurt women-including those women closest to them-and he shows both women and men what they can do to stop the violence. The book incorporates the voices and experiences of women and men who have confronted the problem of gender violence from all angles, specifically highlighting what works and what does not work in dealing with this issue. By working together as allies, Katz shows both men and women how they can end the abuse and mistreatment of women.

Contents:

Violence against women is a men's issue

Facing facts

Taking it personally

Listening to women

Male-bashing?

Stuck in (gender) neutral

Bystanders

Race and culture

It takes a village to rape a woman

Guilty pleasures : pornography, prostitution, and stripping

MVP : athletes and marines

Teach our children well

More than a few good men.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [287]-290) and index.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

1402204019

OCLC:

60824137

Publisher Number:

9781402204012