Companion reader on violence against women

Title:

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, 2012.

Physical Description:

x, 411 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

ISBN:

9781412996495

Abstract:

"This reader is intended to be bundled with several books on our list that coincide with courses on domestic violence and family violence. The primary book is Renzetti, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women as well as Barnett, Family Violence Across the Lifespan. The book will contain 20 articles selected by the editors to compliment the Sourcebook. It will be organized in three parts: Theoretical Issues, Types of Violence and Prevention, and Direct intervention. Because the research in this area is fast moving, it is important for students to be aware of the latest findings and trends. The reader will help faculty feel confident that students are getting exposed to the latest research on violence against women. The editors will also provide a one page summary of highlights and lessons for each article in the reader. They will also develop discussion questions for all the articles in the reader"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Women -- Crimes against

Abused women

Marital violence

Sex discrimination against women

Added Author:

Renzetti, Claire M.

Edleson, Jeffrey L.

Bergen, Raquel Kennedy

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An invaluable companion to the Sourcebook on Violence Against Women, Second EditionDesigned to advance knowledge about violence against women and to serve as an inspiration to those studying or working in the field, this companion reader′s 20 original articles focus first on theoretical and methodological issues, then on types of violence against women, and finally on prevention and direct intervention. Readers will find a wide range of articles that draw attention to the global dimensions of violence against women and the importance of taking into account political, economic, and cultural differences across diverse groups of people. While the book′s articles are designed as companion pieces to the chapters in the Second Edition of the Sourcebook, this reader may also be used as a stand-alone text by those researching specific topics, such as diversity issues, conducting trainings, or teaching advanced courses, such as international social work.

Rebecca Campbell and Emily Dworkin and Giannina CabralLoretta PylesNeil Andersson and Anne Cockcroft and Noor Ansari and Khalid Omer and Ubaid Ullah Chaudhry and Amir Khan and LuWei PearsonAdrienne E. Adams and Cris M. Sullivan and Deborah Bybee and Megan R. GreesonCathy McDaniels-Wilson and Joanne BelknapTristan Anne BorerSarah FisherT. K. Logan and Robert Walker and Gretchen HuntRochelle L. Dalla and Yan Xia and Heather KennedyManju Rani and Sekhar BonuEdna Erez and Madelaine Adelman and Carol GregoryKathleen J. FerraroLisa A. Goodman and Katya Fels Smyth and Angela M. Borges and Rachel SingerSudha Shetty and Jeffrey L. EdlesonJoan C. McClennenJeffrey L. Todahl and Deanna Linville and Amy Bustin and Jenna Wheeler and Jeff GauClayton Neighbors and Denise D. Walker and Lyungai F. Mbilinyi and Allison O'Rourke and Jeffrey L. Edleson and Joan Zegree and Roger A. RoffmanTracee Parker and Kellie Rogers and Meghan Collins and Jeffrey L. EdlesonCarla Smith Stover and Anna M. Rainey and Miriam Berkman and Steven MaransTina Bloom and Jennifer Wagman and Rebecca Hernandez and Nan Yragui and Noelia Hernandez-Valdovinos and Marie Dahlstrom and Nancy GlassSally Cole and Lynne Phillips

Introduction	p. ix
Part I Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Researching Violence Against Women	p. 1
1 An Ecological Model of the Impact of Sexual Assault on Women's Mental Health	p. 3
2 The Capabilities Approach and Violence Against Women: Implications for Social Development	p. 31
3 Collecting Reliable Information About Violence Against Women Safely in Household Interviews: Experience From a Large-Scale National Survey in South Asia	p. 39
4 Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse	p. 51
Part II Types of Violence Against Women	p. 75
5 The Extensive Sexual Violation and Sexual Abuse Histories of Incarcerated Women	p. 77
6 Gendered War and Gendered Peace: Truth Commissions and Postconflict Gender Violence: Lessons From South Africa	p. 113
7 Violence Against Women and Natural Disasters: Findings From Post-Tsunami Sri Lanka	p. 135
8 Understanding Human Trafficking in the United States	p. 151
9 ôYou Just Give Them What They Want and Pray They Don't Kill Youö: Street-Level Sex Workers' Reports of Victimization, Personal Resources, and Coping Strategies	p. 185
10 Attitudes Toward Wife Beating: A Cross-Country Study in Asia	p. 205
11 Intersections of Immigration and Domestic Violence: Voices of Battered Immigrant Women	p. 229
12 Invisible or Pathologized? Racial Statistics and Violence Against Women of Color	p. 249
13 When Crises Collide: How intimate Partner Violence and Poverty Intersect to Shape Women's Mental Health and Coping	p. 265
14 Adult Domestic Violence in Cases of International Parental Child Abduction	p. 291
15 Domestic Violence Between Same-Gender Partners: Recent Findings and Future Research	p. 307
Part III Prevention and Direct Intervention	p. 311
16 Sexual Assault Support Services and Community Systems: Understanding Critical Issues and Needs in the LGBTQ Community	p. 313
17 Normative Misperceptions of Abuse Among Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence	p. 335
18 Danger Zone: Battered Mothers and Their Families in Supervised Visitation	p. 349
19 Factors Associated With Engagement in a Police-Advocacy Home Visit Intervention to Prevent Domestic Violence	p. 359
20 Partnering With Community-Based Organizations to Reduce Intimate Partner Violence	p. 377
21 The Violence Against Women Campaigns in Latin America: New Feminist Alliances	p. 387
Index	p. 407
About the Editors	p. 411

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