| Description |
xiii, 314 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Section I. Child abuse -- The youngest victims : violence toward children / Richard J. Gelles -- Women and children at risk : a feminist perspective in child abuse / Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft -- Section II. Incest -- Sexual victimization of children : incest and child sexual abuse / Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Roberta Marshall -- The making of a whore / Diana E.H. Russell -- Section III. Violence in dating relationships -- Male peer support and woman abuse in postsecondary school courtship : suggestins for new directions in sociological research / Walter S. DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz -- Violent men or violent women? Whose definition counts? / Dawn H. Currie -- Section IV. Violence in gay and lesbian relationships -- Violence and abuse in lesbian relatinships : theoretical and empirical issues / Claire M. Renzetti -- Understanding domestic violence among gay and bisexual men / Gregory S. Merrill -- Section V. Acquaintance rape -- Facing the facts : date and acquaintance rape are significant problems for women / Mary P. Koss and Sarah L. Cook -- Fraternities and rape on campus / Patircia Yancey Martin and Robert A. Hummer -- Arrest and conviction rates for athletes accused of sexual assault / Jeffrey Benedict and Alan Klein -- Section VI. Wife abuse -- Why do men batter their wives? / James Ptacek -- Old problems and new directions in the study of violence against women / Demie Kurz -- Women's realities : defining violence against women by immigration, race, and class / Shamita Das Dasgupta -- Section VII. Wife rape -- Marital rape / Patricia Peacock -- The reality of wife rape : women's experiences of sexual violence in marriage / Raquel Kennedy Bergen -- Section VIII. Elder abuse -- Violence and violent feelings : what causes them among family caregivers? / Karl Pillemer and J. Jill Suitor -- Abuse of African American elders / Linner Ward Griffin, Oliver J. Williams, Joyce G. Reed. |
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Violence -- United States.
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Family violence -- United States.
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Sex crimes -- United States.
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Child sexual abuse -- United States.
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Same-sex partner abuse -- United States.
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Acquaintance rape -- United States.
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Abused women -- United States.
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Abused gay men -- United States.
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Abused lesbians -- United States.
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Abused older people -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Bergen, Raquel Kennedy.
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| ISBN |
0761909354 cloth alkaline paper |
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9780761909354 cloth alkaline paper |
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0761909362 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780761909361 paperback alkaline paper |
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