Intimate partner violence
By: Angela Hattery.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780742560727; 9780742560734
Subjects: Family violence -- United States; Family violence -- United States -- Prevention
Description: Until recently, domestic violence--as it has been referred to--was a problem to be dealt with inside the family. In this work, the author's unique approach provides a detailed theoretical discussion of race, class, and gender effects on intimate partner violence and a thoughtful discussion of the interactions of these factors.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage; title: Individual factors that contribute to IPV; title: Structural supports for intimate partner violence : capitalism, racism, and patriarchy; title: Cultural supports for intimate partner violence : constructions of masculinity and femininity; title: Race and intimate partner violence : violence in interracial and intraracial relationships; title: We were made for each other : definitions of romantic love and ties to interpersonal violence; title: Where do we go from here? The search for equality.