Title: Male peer support and violence against women : the history and verification of a theory /
Authors: DeKeseredy, Walter S., 1959-; Schwartz, Martin D.
Year: 2013
Subjects: Abused women; Violence in men.; Peer pressure; Intimate partner violence; Women Violence against.; Abused women; Intimate partner violence; Peer pressure; Violence in men; Women Violence against
Abstract: "In 1988, Walter S. DeKeseredy announced Male Peer Support (MPS) Theory, which popularized the notion that certain all-male peer groups encourage, justify, and support the abuse of women. In 1993, DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz modified and expanded MPS Theory. Today, after twenty-five years of research, numerous studies from a diverse range of fields and practitioners support the original claim, providing a powerful explanation for the mechanism that underlies much of North America's violence against women. This book provides a history of the theory, traces its development and uses over a quarter century, and offers an update on Internet-generated abuse." -- Publisher website.
Contents: Definitional issues in violence against women -- The extent and distribution of violence against women -- The history of male peer support theory -- Contemporary male peer support theories -- What do the data say? -- New electronic technologies and male peer support -- Policy and practice: where do we go from here?