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What Causes Men's Violence Against Women?
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For those who want to dig a little more deeply into theories (and controversies) underlying efforts to stop domestic violence, this book is a treasure trove. Editors Michele Harway and James O'Neil have taken an unusual approach in putting this book together. They sent out a manuscript describing their "multivariate model" for explaining/understanding men's violence to a group of researchers and writers representing a range of distinct, sometimes opposing, theoretical perspectives. Writers were invited to critique the model and submit a chapter or essay presenting a summary of research and arguments supporting their views. Fourteen scholars, in addition to the editors, contributed chapters to the book. The result is a rich compendium of knowledge and ideas about the biological factors, relationship factors, gender role socialization experiences and larger societal influences that (potentially) contribute to or reinforce men's violence against women. Evolutionary theories (such as Thornhill's controversial "rape adaptation hypothesis") are presented and critiqued, along with family systems perspectives and feminist sociological theories. A chapter on racial and cultural factors examines the intersection between societal oppression and domestic violence. A final chapter by the editors offers a revised model with 40 specific, testable hypotheses on potential causes of male violence.
Type of Material: Book
Size/Length: 296 pages
Cost: $34.95
Format: Print Document
Recommended for: Domestic violence researchers, educators and community-based programs.
Copyright: © 1999, Sage Publications, Inc.
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