Gender, violence and the social order
By: Jayne Mooney
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Women -- Crimes against; Family violence; Feminist theory
Description: "This book provides a thorough introduction to contemporary social theory by examining the way in which the widespread existence of violence against women is explained. A wide range of theories from liberalism to evolutionary psychology are considered, culminating in the development of a distinctive feminist position.

The theories discussed are tested against a large-scale survey, the findings of which challenge many conventional wisdoms as to the patterning of violence in contemporary society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-253) and index