04171nam 2200649 a 450 991079172710332120221216235245.01-4833-2834-11-4522-5105-3(CKB)2560000000089885(EBL)997247(OCoLC)809774380(MiAaPQ)EBC997247(OCoLC)1007858680(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159555(EXLCZ)99256000000008988520130912d1998 fy 0engur|||||||||||Issues in intimate violence[electronic resource] /Raquel Kennedy Bergen, editorThousand Oaks, Calif. SAGEc19981 online resource (xiii, 314 p.) illDescription based upon print version of record.1-322-42307-5 0-7619-0936-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ResearchChapter 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 AbuseChapter 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 EldersAppendix: Resource List of Organizations Concerned with Intimate ViolenceIndex; About the ContributorsThis 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.ViolenceUnited StatesFamily violenceUnited StatesSex crimesUnited StatesChild sexual abuseUnited StatesSame-sex partner abuseUnited StatesAcquaintance rapeUnited StatesAbused womenUnited StatesAbused gay menUnited StatesAbused older peopleUnited StatesViolenceFamily violenceSex crimesChild sexual abuseSame-sex partner abuseAcquaintance rapeAbused womenAbused gay menAbused older people303.6Bergen Raquel Kennedy528915StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910791727103321Issues in intimate violence896770UNINA