Issues in Intimate Violence [Paperback]

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.

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.

Intimate Violence
A Brief Introduction
PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE
The Youngest Victims - Richard J Gelles
Violence towards Children
Women and Children at Risk - Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft
A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse
Questions for Discussion
PART TWO: INCEST
Sexual Victimization of Children - Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Roberta Marshall
Incest and Child Sexual Abuse
The Making of a Whore - Diana Russell
Questions for Discussion
PART THREE: VIOLENCE IN DATING RELATIONSHIPS
Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship - Walter S DeKeseredy and Martin D Schwartz
Suggestions for New Directions in Sociological Research
Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts? - Dawn H Currie
Questions for Discussion
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