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Violence and Gender An Interdisciplinary Reader

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ISBN-10: 0131116312

ISBN-13: 9780131116313

Edition: 2004

Authors: Paula Ruth Gilbert, Kimberly K. Eby

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Using different disciplinary approaches, this collection of thoughtful and timely selections focuses on integrating issues related to violence and gender. "Violence and Gender" enables readers to learn about these complex issues so they can work to lessen the occurrence of violence in their personal and professional lives. The introductory section presents a number of theories of violence that ground readers in different theories and reasons for violent behavior. The subsequent sections deal with the topics of gender, youth violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, violence and sports, and media representation of violence. Because of its comprehensive coverage of many…    
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Book details

List price: $121.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 4/14/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 456
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English

(NOTE:Each chapter includes an Introduction.)
Conceptualizing Violence
How to Think About Violence
Boys Will Be Boys
Biology, Development, and Dangerousness
The Tipping Point
Shame: The Emotions and Morality of Violence
The White City and the Wild West: Buffalo Bill and the Mythic Space of American History
Social Construction of Masculinities, Femininities, and ldquo;The Other.rdquo; 'Night to His Day': The Social Construction of Gender
Speaking of Gender: The Darkened Eye Restored
Introduction: Post-Vietnam Blues; Old Warriors, New Warriors
Song of Napalm
Guerrilla War
Masculinity, Power, and Identity
No Man Is an Island: Men in Relationships with Others
Black-Widow Women
Dressing the Dolls: The Fashion Backlash
Feminist Fatale: BUST-ing the Beauty Myth
Recipe
Who Is the Enemy and What Does He Want?
The Fight Against Hate: Why We Can't-and Shouldn't-Win It
The Outsiders
Youth Violence
Youth Gangs: A Developmental Perspective
Gang Member Demographics and Gang Subcultures
Kids, Guns, and Violence: Conclusions and Implications
'Race' Politics
Students' Reports of School Crime: 1989 and 1995
Supremacy Crimes
I Prayed for Gun Control and Got Better Background Checks
The Violation of Body Space
Violence Against Women: Physical and Mental Health Effects, Part I: Research Findings
Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Feminist Perspective
Battering: Who's Going to Stop It?
Healthy Choices
Acquaintance Rape: Revolution and Reaction
Preface; An Assault on Sexual Identity
Impact of Sexual Abuse on Children: A Review and Synthesis of Recent Empirical Studies
The Impossible
Abuse
Violence and Sports
Sporting Masculinities: Gender Relations and the Body
Sexuality and Power
Sports: When Winning Is the Only Thing, Can Violence Be Far Away?
Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities
Our Guys: The Basement, Accusation and Denial
The Boys, the Broomhandle, and the Retarded Girl
Media Representation of Violence
Sin and Redemption: The Sugar Ray Leonard Wife-Abuse Story
Why We Watch
Sizing Up the Effects
Aggression
Predictors of Children's Interest in Violent Television Programs
Nathanson
Lady Killers: Tough Enough?
Prevent