Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series: Violence Against Women

Renzetti, C.M. (ed)

ISBN 10: 0742530558 / ISBN 13: 9780742530553

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005

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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:9780742530553.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series: Violence Against Women
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742530558
• ISBN 13: 9780742530553
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 650 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sociology

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Synopsis

Research and advocacy aimed at understanding and ending violence against women had its beginning in the early 1970s, emerging as a central concern of the feminist movement. This work has expanded exponentially over the past three decades to influence practice and policy at the local, state, and federal levels. Many of the most influential articles in the field were published in Social Problems. This volume assembles twelve of these articles into a core text that covers such topics as wife abuse, sexual assault, sexual harassment, and stalking as well as institutional response to violence against women.

About the Author

Claire M. Renzetti is professor of sociology at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. She is editor of the international, interdisciplinary journal Violence Against Women and co-editor of Sage Publications' Violence Against Women book series. She is the author or editor of sixteen books and is active in several national and regional professional associations, including the Society for the Study of Social Problems, where she has held the offices of vice president and president.

Raquel Kennedy Bergen is associate professor and chair of sociology at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. She is also a crisis counselor for battered and sexually abused women. Her current research examines husband-rapists' motivations for rape, the role of pornography in sexual violence against women, and sexual violence against pregnant women.