Violence against Women (Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 074253054X ISBN 13: 9780742530546

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004

Synopsis

Research and advocacy aimed at understanding and ending violence against women had its beginning in the early 1970s, emerging as a central concern of the feminist movement. This work has expanded exponentially over the past three decades to influence practice and policy at the local, state, and federal levels. Many of the most influential articles in the field were published in Social Problems. This volume assembles twelve of these articles into a core text that covers such topics as wife abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking as well as institutional response to violence against women.

About this title

About the Author:

Claire M. Renzetti is professor of sociology at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. She is editor of the international, interdisciplinary journal Violence Against Women and co-editor of Sage Publications' Violence Against Women book series. She is the author or editor of sixteen books and is active in several national and regional professional associations, including the Society for the Study of Social Problems, where she has held the offices of vice president and president. Raquel Kennedy Bergen is associate professor and chair of sociology at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. She is also a crisis counselor for battered and sexually abused women. Her current research examines husband-rapists' motivations for rape, the role of pornography in sexual violence against women, and sexual violence against pregnant women.

Review:

Violence Against Women is a rich collection of articles that covers a variety of themes related to the history, major issues, theories, and methods of this area of study ... demonstrating the creativity and ingenuity that is necessary to present a complete and comprehensive view of this problem ... Professors looking for a text on violence and women should give this volume serious consideration. (Karen Callaghan, Barry University Teaching Sociology)

About this edition

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 074253054X
• ISBN 13: 9780742530546
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Renzetti Claire M., Bergen Raquel Kennedy