Violence and gender reexamined.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Felson, Richard B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aggressiveness.

Women--Violence against.

Women.

Men--Violence against.

Men.

Victims.

Violence.

Aggression.

Crime Victims.

Medical Subjects:

Aggression.

Women.

Men.

Violence.

Crime Victims.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2002.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Challenges one of Western culture's most deeply held assumptions: that violence against women is different from violence against men. The author argues that this type of violence is rarely the result of sexism or hatred against women. He cites research suggesting that the motives for violence against women are similar to the motives for violence against men: to gain control or retribution and to promote or defend self-image. The motives play a role in almost all violence, regardless of gender. Using a comparative method to determine how violence against women differs from violence against men, the author illustrates not only that violence against women is less frequent than violence against men but also that our culture and legal system treat it more harshly. Contrary to the claims that the courts "blame the vistim" in cases of violence against women, the author shows that the tradition of protection of women sometimes produces the opposite affect and that it is due process and not sexism that makes, for instance, rape cases seem biased against women. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

Chapter 2. A Theory of Instrumental Aggression 11

II. Violence Inside and Outside the Family 29

Chapter 3. Comparing Frequencies 31

Chapter 4. Gender Differences in Power and Status 51

Chapter 5. Chivalry 67

Chapter 6. Privacy and Police Intervention 83

Chapter 7. Controlling Women 95

Chapter 8. Love Triangles 107

III. Rape and Sexual Coercion 119

Chapter 9. Coercive versus Consensual Sex 121

Chapter 10. Sexual Motivation 143

Chapter 11. Sexism and Sexual Coercion 163

Chapter 12. Sexual Coercion and the Law 183.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2002. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2002 dcunns.

ISBN:

1557988951

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Restricted for use by site license.