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Sourcebook on Violence Against Women by Jeffrey L. Edleson (2000, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSAGE Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100761920056

ISBN-139780761920052

eBay Product ID (ePID)1784032

Product Key Features

Number of Pages552 Pages

Publication NameSourcebook on Violence Against Women

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAbuse / General, Gender Studies, Violence in Society

Publication Year2000

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaFamily & Relationships, Social Science

AuthorJeffrey L. Edleson

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight33.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN00-010215

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal362.8292

Table Of ContentPART ONE: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCHING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENTheoretical Explanations for Violence against Women - Jana L JasinskiDefinitional Issues - Walter S DeKeseredy and Martin D SchwartzMeasurement Issues in Studying Violence against Women - Sujuta Desai and Linda E SaltzmanMen Researching Violence Against Women - Neil WebsdaleEthical Issues in Researching Violence against Women - Jacquelyn C Campbell and J DienemannCollaborating for Womens Safety - Jeffrey L Edleson and Andrea L BiblePartnerships Between Research and PracticePART TWO: TYPES OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENVictimization of Female Children - Kathleen Kendall-TackettFemale Genital Mutilation - Tamar Diana WilsonFrom Prevalence to Prevention - Karen Bachar and Mary P Koss Closing the Gap Between What We Know About Rape and What We DoViolence against Women by Intimate Relationship Partners - Patricia Mahoney, Linda Williams and Carolyn M WestViolence Against Older Women - Linda VintonMainstreaming Immobility - R Amy Elman Disability Pornography and its Challenge to Two MovementsSexual Harassment - Phoebe MorganViolence Against Women at Work PART THREE: PREVENTION AND DIRECT INTERVENTIONServices for Sexual Assault Survivors - Rebecca Campbell and Patricia Yancey MartinThe Role of Rape Crisis CentersSexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program - Linda LedrayShelters and Other Community Based Services for Battered Women and Their Children - Cris M Sullivan and Tameka GillumIntervention Programs for Men Who Batter - Larry W Bennett and Oliver J WilliamsThe Violence against Women Act of 1994 - Roberta L Valente et alThe Federal Commitment to Ending Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Gender-Based Crimes of ViolenceCriminal Justice System Responses to Domestic Violence - LeeAnn Iovanni and Susan L Miller Law Enforcement and the CourtsAdvocacy on Behalf of Battered Women - Ellen Pence Health Care Interventions with Battered Women - Evan StarkFrom Crisis Intervention to Complex Social PreventionReligious Issues and Violence Against Women - Maria M Fortune School-Based Education and Prevention Programs - Mary K OBrienGetting the Message Out - Marissa GhezUsing the Media to Change Social Norms on AbusePART FOUR: CONTINUING AND EMERGING ISSUESDomestic Violence as a Welfare-to-Work Barrier - Jody RaphaelResearch and Theoretical IssuesCriminalization of Pregnancy - Drew HumphriesProstitution, the Sex Industry and Sex Tourism - Jody Miller and Dheeshana Jayasundera Violence against Women as a Human Rights Violation - Johanna Bond and Robin PhillipsInternational Institutional Responses

SynopsisViolence against women is a centuries-old problem, but scholarly discussion has centered on this topic only in recent decades. This explosion of information clearly demonstrates the need for a comprehensive analysis of the complex theoretical, methodological, and ethical issues surrounding this still-controversial area. Editors Claire M. Renzetti, Jeffrey L. Edleson, and Raquel Kennedy Bergen fill this void with the Sourcebook on Violence Against Women , original scholarly writings that extensively cover current research on violence against women. The four parts of this volume examine theoretical and methodological issues in research, types of violence, prevention and direct intervention, and continuing and emerging issues in domestic and international public policy. As a comprehensive information source on violence against women, this book is an unsurpassed resource for students, practitioners, and academics., This textbook comprises a collection of original scholarly writings extensively coving current research on violence against women. It is an excellent resource for students, practitioners, and academics.

LC Classification NumberHV6250.4.W65S68 2001