Violence Against Women (Understanding Social Problems) (Understanding Social Problems: An SSSP Presidential Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742530558 ISBN 13: 9780742530553

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2004

Synopsis

This is an edited volume of 12 articles previously published in Social Problems that may be considered among the most influential in the development of the sociological study of violence against women.

About this title

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742530558
• ISBN 13: 9780742530553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 297
• Editor: Renzetti Claire M., Bergen Raquel Kennedy