Issues in intimate violence
By: Raquel Kennedy Bergen, editor.
Contributors: Bergen, Raquel Kennedy.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Violence -- United States.; Family violence -- United States.; Sex crimes -- United States.; Child sexual abuse -- United States.; Same-sex partner abuse -- United States.; Acquaintance rape -- United States.; Abused women -- United States.; Abused gay men -- United States.; Abused lesbians -- United States.; Abused elderly -- United States.
Description: This volume provides the basis for understanding a wide range of interpersonal violence: child abuse; incest; violence in heterosexual, gay and lesbian relationships; acquaintance rape; wife abuse and rape; and elder abuse. There is no single accepted explanation for interpersonal violence, and the chapters reflect this by representing a number of disciplines from both theoretical and applied viewpoints. Many chapters take a feminist perspective, addressing the gendered nature of violence.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.