Issues in intimate violence [[electronic resource] /] / Raquel Kennedy Bergen, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910480501403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1998
• ISBN: 1-4833-2834-1; 1-4522-5105-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (331 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BergenRaquel Kennedy
• Disciplina: 303.6; 364.15
• Soggetti: Abused elderly - United States; Abused gay men - United States; Abused lesbians - United States; Abused women - United States; Acquaintance rape - United States; Child sexual abuse - United States; Family violence - United States; Sex crimes - United States; Violence - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Intimate Violence: A Brief Introduction; Acknowledgments; Section I - Child Abuse; Chapter 1 - The Youngest Victims: Violence toward Children; Chapter 2 - Women and Children at Risk: A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse; Section II - Incest; Chapter 3 - Sexual Victimization of Children: Incest and Child Sexual Abuse; Chapter 4 - The Making of a Whore; Section III - Violence in Dating Relationships; Chapter 5 - Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship: Suggestions for New Directions in Sociologica Research; Chapter 6 - Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts?Section IV - Violence in Gay and Lesbian Relationships; Chapter 7 - ; Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships: Theoretical and Empirical Issues; Chapter 8 - Understanding Domestic Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men; Section V - Acquaintance Rape; Chapter 9 - Facing the Facts: Date and Acquaintance Rape are Significant Problems for Women; Chapter 10 - Fraternities and Rape on Campus; Chapter 11 - Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault; Section VI - Wife Abuse; Chapter 12 - Why do Men Batter Their Wives?Chapter 13 - Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence against Women; Chapter 14 - Women's Realities: Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race, and Class; Section VII - Wife Rape; Chapter 15 - Marital Rape; Chapter 16 - The Reality of Wife Rape: Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage; Section VIII - Elder Abuse; Chapter 17 - Violence and Violent Feelings: What Causes Them among Family Caregivers?; Chapter 18 - Abuse of African American Elders; Appendix: Resource List of Organizations Concerned with Intimate ViolenceIndex; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume provides the basis for understanding a wide range of interpersonal violence: child abuse; incest; violence in heterosexual, gay and lesbian relationships; acquaintance rape; wife abuse and rape; and elder abuse. There is no single accepted explanation for interpersonal violence, and the chapters reflect this by representing a number of disciplines from both theoretical and applied viewpoints. Many chapters take a feminist perspective, addressing the gendered nature of violence.