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Sourcebook on Violence Against Women

Third Edition
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January 2017 | 400 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

The Third Edition of this comprehensive volume covers the current state of research, theory, prevention, and intervention regarding violence against women. The book’s 15 chapters are divided into three parts: theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women; types of violence against women; and, new to this edition, programs that work. Featuring new chapters, pedagogy, sections on controversies in the field, and autobiographical essays by leaders in grassroots anti-violence work, the Third Edition has been designed to encourage discussion and debate, to address issues of diversity and cultural contexts, and to examine inequalities of race and ethnicity, social class, physical ability, sexual orientation, and geographic location. 

 

 
Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Researching Violence against Women
Gretchen Arnold & Jami Ake
Chapter 1: A Brief History of Anti-Violence Against Women Movements in the United States
In the Field: When Victims of Battering are Charged with Crimes

Sue Osthoff
Current Controversies: Coercive Control

Evan Stark
Angela Gover, Tara Richards, & Maria Patterson
Chapter 2: Explaining Violence Against Women within the Context of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Current Controversies: Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence

Larry Bennett
Diane Follingstad
Chapter 3: The Challenges of Measuring Violence Against Women
Current Controversies: Are Women Really as Violent as Men? The “Gender Symmetry” Controversy

Sherry Hamby
Susan Miller, LeeAnn Iovanni
Part II: Types of Violence Against Women
Tracy Hipp & Sarah Cook
Chapter 4: Rape and Sexual Assault on Campus, in Diverse Populations, and in the Spotlight
Current Controversies: Disadvantage as a Catalyst for Sexual Victimization

Callie Marie Rennison
Alesha Durfee
Chapter 5: Intimate Partner Violence
In the Field: A Luxurious Reflection on Fearlessness

Sudha Shetty
Current Controversies: Gender-Based Violence Immigrant and Refugee Woman: Heightened Vulnerabilities and Barriers to Help Seeking

Anita Raj & Jennifer Yore
Phoebe Morgan
Chapter 6: Sexual Harassment is Still Violence Against Women at Work
Laura Agnich, Jun Sung Hong, & Anthony Peguero
Chapter 7: Gender-based Violence in Schools
Current Controversies: Technology-facilitated Sexual Violence and Harassment

Nicola Henry & Anastasia Powell
Michelle Meloy & Nicole Cunningham
Chapter 8: Sexual Victimization and Domestic Violence against Elderly Women
Dominque Roe-Sepowitz & Kristine Hickle
Chapter 9: Human Trafficking: A Spotlight on Sex Trafficking
In the Field: Working to End Sex Trafficking

Eliza Reock
Current Controversies: Pornography and Violence Against Women

Matthew Ezzell
 
Part III: Programs That Work
LeeAnn Iovanni, Susan Miller & Emily Rowe
Chapter 10: Innovative Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Violence
In the Field: Would You Rather Be Right or Effective?

Dorothy Edwards
Leigh Goodmark
Chapter 11: Innovative Criminal Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
Current Controversies: Economic Empowerment Programs for Women Who Have Experience Abuse

Claire Renzetti
Claire Crooks, Peter Jaffe, Caely Dunlop
Chapter 12: Programs for Children Exposed to Violence
Elizabeth Miller & Michele Decker
Chapter 13: Innovative Health Care Responses to Violence against Women
In the Field: Working to Make a Difference

Debi Cain
Current Controversies: Programs for Women Who Have Used Force in Intimate Relationships

Lisa Larance
Richard Tolman, Tova Walsh & Jeffrey Edleson
Chapter 14: Engaging Men in Violence Prevention
In the Field: Intervening with Men Who Batter

David Garvin
Stephanie Townsend & Rebecca Campbell
Chapter 15: Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence: Moving from Core to Comprehensive Services
Evan Stark
Current Controversies: Coercive Control

“The text is geared towards an approach to interdisciplinary undergraduate studies (human services, psychology, social work, criminal justice) and offers broad coverage of issues pertaining to violence against women. The authors leave no stones uncovered from creating awareness about research on victims to batterer interventions."

Diana L. Bruns
Southeast Missouri State University

“I think it is important for students to view the issues beyond their life stories and see them through the view of practitioners, the courts, and law enforcement—this book does that!” 

Carolyn Slotten
Miami University

It seems to address everything I wanted to address within my course.

Professor Lindsey Krumpholz
College Of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University
February 28, 2021

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Chapter 3

Chapter 11


Claire M. Renzetti

Claire M. Renzetti, PhD, is the Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair in the Center for Research on Violence Against Women, and Professor and Chair of the Sociology Department at the University of Kentucky. She is editor of the international, interdisciplinary journal, Violence Against Women; co-editor with Jeffrey Edleson of the Interpersonal Violence book series for Oxford University Press; and editor of the Gender and Justice book series for University of California Press. She has authored or edited 25 books as well as numerous book chapters and articles in professional journals. Much of her research has focused on the violent victimization... More About Author

Jeffrey L. Edleson

Jeffrey L. Edleson, PhD, is Dean and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Social Welfare. He is Professor Emeritus in the University of Minnesota School of Social Work and founding director of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse. He has published more than 130 articles and 12 books on domestic violence, group work, and program evaluation. Edleson recently served on the US National Advisory Council on Violence Against Women and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. More About Author

Raquel K. Bergen

Raquel Kennedy Bergen is a Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her BS from Saint Joseph’s University in Sociology and her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author or co-author of numerous scholarly publications and nine books on violence against women including, Wife Rape: Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers; and Issues in Intimate Violence. With Claire Renzetti and Jeff Edleson she edited, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women and Violence Against Women: Classic Statements. She co-edited Violence Against Women: Readings... More About Author

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