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Summary
Summary
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.
Table of Contents
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 |