Issues in Intimate Violence

by Raquel Kennedy Bergen

• ISBN13: 9780761909361
• ISBN10: 0761909362
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-05-05
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc

Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Intimate Violence

A Brief Introduction

PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE - Richard J Gelles

The Youngest Victims

Violence towards Children - Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft

Women and Children at Risk

A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse

Questions for Discussion

PART TWO: INCEST - Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Roberta Marshall

Sexual Victimization of Children

Incest and Child Sexual Abuse - Diana Russell

The Making of a Whore

Questions for Discussion

PART THREE: VIOLENCE IN DATING RELATIONSHIPS - Walter S DeKeseredy and Martin D Schwartz

Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship

Suggestions for New Directions in Sociological Research - Dawn H Currie

Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts?

Questions for Discussion

PART FOUR: VIOLENCE IN GAY AND LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS - Claire M Renzetti

Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships

Theoretical and Empirical Issues - Gregory S Merrill

Understanding Domestic Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men

Questions for Discussion

PART FIVE: ACQUAINTANCE RAPE - Mary P Koss and Sarah L Cook

Facing the Facts

Date and Acquaintance Rape Are Significant Problems for Women - Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A Hummer

Fraternities and Rape on Campus - Jeffrey Benedict and Alan Klein

Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault

Questions for Discussion

PART SIX: WIFE ABUSE - James Ptacek

Why Do Men Batter Their Wives? - Demie Kurz

Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence against Women - Shamita Das Dasgupta

Women's Realities

Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race and Class

Questions for Discussion

PART SEVEN: WIFE RAPE - Patricia Peacock

Marital Rape - Raquel Kennedy Bergen

The Reality of Wife Rape

Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage

Questions for Discussion

PART EIGHT: ELDER ABUSE - Karl Pillemer and J Jill Suitor

Violence and Violent Feelings

What Causes Them among Family Caregivers? - Linner Ward Griffin, Oliver J Williams, and Joyce G Reed

Abuse of African American Elders

Questions for Discussion