Issues in intimate violence
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...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications
c1998.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798333606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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