Men's Violence Against Women

by Kilmartin, Christopher; Allison, Julie

• ISBN13: 9780805857702
• ISBN10: 0805857702
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-28
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

Men's Violence Against Womenoffers a balance of clinical and social psychological theory and research, as well as prevention and intervention techniques with the purpose of understanding and ultimately ending gender-based violence. The authors address several forms of violence, including rape, intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual harassment in a contemporary linguistic style carefully crafted to avoid victim blaming. Although most men do not perpetrate violence against women, such violence is not a "women's" issue; it will take the strength and courage of both women and men to solve this human issue. This book moves full circle in its coverage of the topic as it explores the silent epidemic of men's violence against women, the grave consequences of this violence on both individuals and society, and the historical and current foundations that serve to both criminalizeandtolerate men's violence against women. The authors describe a variety of efforts to treat both offenders and victims highlighting both their vital importance and their insufficiency in preventing violence. The final part of the book contains descriptions of model violence prevention approaches and techniques for implementing these programs. Readers are empowered as they discover how they can be part of the solution. Men's Violence Against Womenis intended as a text for courses in gender-based violence in a variety of disciplines including psychology, sociology, and women's, men's, and/or gender studies. The book is also a valuable resource for college and community gender-based violence prevention and intervention program providers.

Author Biography

Christopher Kilmartin is a Professor of Psychology at Mary Washington College in Virginia.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. xvii
About Language	p. xx
The Problem, the Perpetrator, the Victim	p. 1
Understanding Gender-Based Violence	p. 3
Gender-Based Violence	p. 5
Power	p. 6
Rape and Sexual Assault	p. 9
The Prevalence of Rape and Sexual Assault	p. 10
Intimate Partner Violence	p. 11
The Prevalence of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 12
Joel Steinberg: A Violent Offender	p. 13
The Cycle of Violence	p. 16
The Power and Control Wheel	p. 18
Sexual Harassment	p. 23
The Prevalence of Sexual Harassment	p. 25
Stalking	p. 27
The Definition of Stalking	p. 28
Stalking: Incidence and Prevalence Rates	p. 28
Cyberstalking	p. 29
Male Victims of Gender-Based Violence	p. 30
Homophobia and Gender-Based Violence	p. 30
The Murder of Matthew Sheppard	p. 31
Summary	p. 32
Key Terms	p. 34
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 35
Understanding the Offender	p. 37
A Model for Understanding Offenders	p. 37
Perspectives on the Claim: "All Males are Potential Rapists"	p. 39
Pathology of the Perpetrator	p. 41
Sexual Assault and Rape	p. 41
The Role of Alcohol in Gender-based Violence	p. 42
Interview with a Rapist	p. 47
Intimate Partner Violence	p. 46
Letter from a Batterer	p. 52
Stalkers	p. 53
Simple Obsessional	p. 54
Erotomanic	p. 54
Love Obsessional	p. 55
Sexual Harassment	p. 55
Decision to Act Violently	p. 56
Means to Do Harm	p. 57
Social Support for Violence	p. 58
Summary	p. 61
Key Terms	p. 62
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 63
The Survivors: Consequences of Gender-Based Violence	p. 65
A Survivor's Story	p. 65
Who are the Survivors	p. 67
The Financial Costs of Victimizing	p. 69
Psychological Consequences of Victimizing	p. 70
Shattered Assumptions	p. 70
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 72
Consequences of Sexual Assault and Rape	p. 72
Rape Trauma Syndrome	p. 73
Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 74
Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking	p. 75
Consequences of Sexual Harassment	p. 75
"Battered Woman Syndrome"	p. 76
Factors Related to PTSD Symptomology or Diagnosis	p. 77
Characteristics of the Abuse	p. 78
Sex of Victim	p. 79
Revictimization	p. 79
Depression	p. 80
Recovering from Gendered Violence	p. 81
Social Cognitions	p. 82
Social Support	p. 82
Summary	p. 83
Key Terms	p. 83
An Interview with Katie Koestner	p. 84
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 87
Theory	p. 89
Social Perspectives: Attitudinal Foundations of Gender-based Violence	p. 91
Attitudes	p. 92
Learning from Dad	p. 93
Cognitively Based Attitudes	p. 93
Behaviorally Based Attitudes	p. 94
Affectively Based Attitudes	p. 94
Classically conditioned attitudes	p. 94
Operantly conditioned attitudes	p. 94
Explicit versus implicit attitudes	p. 96
Modern Sexism	p. 96
Prejudice	p. 96
Stereotypes	p. 97
Levels of Processing: Automatic and Controlled	p. 97
Gender Stereotypes	p. 98
Masculinity	p. 98
On Girly Men	p. 99
Femininity	p. 100
Being Powerful vs. Feeling Powerful	p. 101
Hypermasculinity	p. 100
Of Stereotypes and Substereotypes	p. 102
Hyperfemininity	p. 103
Chivalry	p. 105
Cognitive Dissonance Theory	p. 108
Summary	p. 110
Key Terms	p. 111
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 112
The Big Picture	p. 113
The Historical Foundations of Gender Inequality	p. 114
A History of Gender and Labor	p. 114
Imagining the Self as a Person of the Other Sex	p. 117
Culture and Violence	p. 120
Toward Solutions	p. 124
Summary	p. 125
Key Terms	p. 126
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 126
Intervention and Prevention	p. 127
Responding to Gender-Based Violence: Intervention	p. 129
Intervention for Survivors	p. 130
Personal Intervention	p. 130
Public Intervention	p. 136
Reducing the Risk of Rape and Sexual Assault	p. 138
Intervention with Perpetrators	p. 137
The Criminal Justice System	p. 140
Criminal Justice Intervention	p. 140
Reporting Gender-based Violence	p. 141
From Arrest to Conviction	p. 141
Denying the Reality of Gender-Based Crime	p. 142
Reporting Rates for Gender-Based Violent Crime	p. 143
Police Response Advocacy Intervention Programming	p. 146
Treatment for Perpetrators	p. 148
Sex Offender Community Notification	p. 149
Recidivism Rates Among Sex Offenders	p. 151
Treating Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 153
Effectiveness of Intimate Partner Violence Programs	p. 154
The Duluth Model Control Log	p. 155
Summary	p. 157
Key Terms	p. 157
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 158
Gender-based Violence: Towards Prevention	p. 159
On Blame and Responsibility	p. 160
Moving Towards Violence Prevention	p. 162
The Involvement of Men	p. 162
Resistance Awareness vs. Prevention	p. 163
An Interview with Don McPherson	p. 165
Safe Dates: A Dating Violence Prevention Curriculum	p. 172
Types of Gender-based Violence-Prevention Programs	p. 173
Men and Women Doing Prevention Work	p. 174
Women as Active Participants in the Movement	p. 175
Goals of Violence-Prevention Programming for Men	p. 175
"The Box" of Masculinity	p. 177
Having Healthy Relationships	p. 181
On Privilege	p. 182
Summary	p. 183
Key Terms	p. 184
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 184
Model Prevention Programs	p. 187
The Social Norms Approach	p. 188
An Interview with Alan Berkowitz	p. 190
Mentors in Violence Prevention	p. 199
10 Things Men Can Do to Prevent Gender Violence	p. 200
Men Can Stop Rape	p. 201
The White Ribbon Campaign	p. 202
One in Four	p. 203
The Fraternity Violence Education Project	p. 204
Use of Theatre	p. 205
Community Efforts	p. 207
Summary	p. 208
Key Terms	p. 209
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 209
Developing Violence Prevention Programs	p. 211
A Brief History	p. 214
Program Structure	p. 215
Start-up Suggestions	p. 216
Theoretical Foundations	p. 218
Obtaining Effective Members	p. 219
Membership Commitment	p. 221
Educational Programming for Men Interested in Violence Prevention	p. 220
Discussions	p. 223
Activities	p. 224
Using Media	p. 225
Experts in the Community	p. 227
Providing Education	p. 227
Raising Awareness	p. 228
Protocol for Presenting to Schools	p. 229
Summary	p. 231
A Peer Educator Experience	p. 232
Critical Thinking Questions	p. 233
Epilogue: Final Thoughts	p. 235
Testimonials from Women Activists	p. 236
Testimonials from Men Activists	p. 237
Glossary	p. 239
References	p. 247
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