Researching Sexual Violence against Women : Methodological and Personal Perspectives

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Martin D.

Contributor:

Schwartz, Martin D., Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dating violence--Research.

Physical education for women--Crimes against--Research.

Rape--Research--Psychological aspects.

Rape--Research.

Sexual harassment of women--Research.

Rape.

Dating violence.

Sexual harassment of women.

Women--Crimes against--Research.

Women.

Local Subjects:

Dating violence--Research.

Physical education for women--Crimes against--Research.

Rape--Research--Psychological aspects.

Rape--Research.

Sexual harassment of women--Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (241 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Researching Sexual Violence Against Women

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This compelling book provides cutting-edge information on studies on sexual violence against women conducted on North American campuses - and simultaneously contradicts backlash critics who claim that feminists exaggerate their statistics. Well-known researchers in the field describe their own work and that of others to illustrate both large-scale and local studies. Topics discussed include: researchers' own emotional experiences of working with rape research; experiences of harassment by subjects; feminist participatory research into lesbian battering; reflexivity in studying pro

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I - Introduction: Research on Sexual Assault on College Campuses; Chapter 1 - Stepping on Toes: Social Roots of Date Rape Lead to Intractability and Politicization; Chapter 2 - A Longitudinal Approach to the Study of Sexual Assault: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations; Chapter 3 - Measuring Sexual Abuse in Canadian University/College Dating Relationships: The Contribution of a National Representative Sample Survey; Chapter 4 - Acquaintance Rape is Real Rape; Chapter 5 - Self-Blame in Hidden Rape Cases

Part II - Emotion in Researching Violence Against WomenChapter 6 - ""I Second That Emotion"": Reflections on Feminism, Emotionality, and Research on Sexual Violence; Chapter 7 - Activist Research and Social Narratives: Dialectics of Power, Privilege, and Institutional Change; Chapter 8 - Field Research with Phone Sex Workers: Managing the Researcher's Emotions; Chapter 9 - The Sexual Harassment of Researchers by Research Subjects: Lessons from the Field; Part III - Doing Research on Violence Against Women

Chapter 10 - Confessions of a Reformed Positivist: Feminist Participatory Research as Good Social ScienceChapter 11 - Researching Violence Against Street Prostitutes: Issues of Epistemology, Methodology, and Ethics; Chapter 12 - Measuring Violence Against Women: The Interview as a Gendered Social Encounter; Chapter 13 - Studying Violence against Women of Color: Problems Faced by a White Woman; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9781452249148

1452249148