Sourcebook on Violence Against Women - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0761920056 ISBN 13: 9780761920052

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns, 2001

Riassunto

This textbook comprises a collection of original scholarly writings extensively coving current research on violence against women. It is an excellent resource for students, practitioners, and academics.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Claire M. Renzetti, PhD, is the Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women, and Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Kentucky. She is editor of the international, interdisciplinary journal, Violence Against Women; co-editor with Jeffrey Edleson of the Interpersonal Violence book series for Oxford University Press; and editor of the Gender and Justice book series for University of California Press. She has authored or edited 25 books as well as numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals. Much of her research has focused on the violent victimization experiences of socially and economically marginalized women. Her current research includes studies examining the relationship between religiosity and intimate partner violence perpetration, an evaluation of a horticultural therapy program at a shelter for battered women, and a study of potential jurors’ prototypes of sex trafficking victims and perpetrators. She has held elected and appointed leadership positions in national and regional professional organizations, and has been honored with awards for her work to improve the quality of life and the health and safety of women.

 

Contenuti:

PART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCHING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Theoretical Explanations for Violence against Women - Jana L Jasinski
Definitional Issues - Walter S DeKeseredy and Martin D Schwartz
Measurement Issues in Studying Violence against Women - Sujuta Desai and Linda E Saltzman
Men Researching Violence Against Women - Neil Websdale
Ethical Issues in Researching Violence against Women - Jacquelyn C Campbell and J Dienemann
Collaborating for Women's Safety - Jeffrey L Edleson and Andrea L Bible
Partnerships Between Research and Practice
PART TWO: TYPES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Victimization of Female Children - Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Female Genital Mutilation - Tamar Diana Wilson
From Prevalence to Prevention - Karen Bachar and Mary P Koss
Closing the Gap Between What We Know About Rape and What We Do
Violence against Women by Intimate Relationship Partners - Patricia Mahoney, Linda Williams and Carolyn M West
Violence Against Older Women - Linda Vinton
Mainstreaming Immobility - R Amy Elman
Disability Pornography and its Challenge to Two Movements
Sexual Harassment - Phoebe Morgan
Violence Against Women at Work
PART THREE: PREVENTION AND DIRECT INTERVENTION
Services for Sexual Assault Survivors - Rebecca Campbell and Patricia Yancey Martin
The Role of Rape Crisis Centers
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program - Linda Ledray
Shelters and Other Community Based Services for Battered Women and Their Children - Cris M Sullivan and Tameka Gillum
Intervention Programs for Men Who Batter - Larry W Bennett and Oliver J Williams
The Violence against Women Act of 1994 - Roberta L Valente et al
The Federal Commitment to Ending Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Gender-Based Crimes of Violence
Criminal Justice System Responses to Domestic Violence - LeeAnn Iovanni and Susan L Miller
Law Enforcement and the Courts
Advocacy on Behalf of Battered Women - Ellen Pence
Health Care Interventions with Battered Women - Evan Stark
From Crisis Intervention to Complex Social Prevention
Religious Issues and Violence Against Women - Maria M Fortune
School-Based Education and Prevention Programs - Mary K O'Brien
Getting the Message Out - Marissa Ghez
Using the Media to Change Social Norms on Abuse
PART FOUR: CONTINUING AND EMERGING ISSUES
Domestic Violence as a Welfare-to-Work Barrier - Jody Raphael
Research and Theoretical Issues
Criminalization of Pregnancy - Drew Humphries
Prostitution, the Sex Industry and Sex Tourism - Jody Miller and Dheeshana Jayasundera
Violence against Women as a Human Rights Violation - Johanna Bond and Robin Phillips
International Institutional Responses

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0761920056
• ISBN 13: 9780761920052
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 539
• Redattore: Renzetti Claire M., Edleson Jeffrey L., Bergen Raquel Kennedy