Woman Battering in the United States: Till Death Do Us Part / Edition 1

by Helen M. Eigenberg

Overview

The extent and harm of woman battering has long been minimized by society. Like other types of violence against women, battering generally is ignored by academics, professionals, and policymakers who focus instead on violent, random crime committed by strangers. In this exceptional text, Eigenberg shows woman battering as a means of social control, offering a feminist, social constructionist perspective. Informative articles have been selected that enhance and complement the fundamental concepts presented in the book. This much-needed volume, appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate courses, challenges readers to think critically about the social construction of crime-how social definitions of crime might change if the magnitude and seriousness of woman battering were addressed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781577661696
Publisher:	Waveland Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/19/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1	Overview	1
1.	"Night to His Day" The Social Construction of Gender	31
2.	A Letter From a Battered Wife	52
Chapter 2	The Nature, Extent, and Context of Woman Battering	57
3.	Minority Women and Domestic Violence The Unique Dilemmas of Battered Women of Color	86
4.	Effects of the Redesign on Victimization Estimates	103
5.	Societal Change and Change in Family Violence from 1975 to 1985 As Revealed by Two National Surveys	113
Chapter 3	Explaining Battering	129
6.	Violence Against Women in the Family What Causes Violence Against Women in the Home	147
7.	The Causes of Domestic Violence From Theory to Intervention	161
8.	Voices of Strength and Resistance A Contextual and Longitudinal Analysis of Women's Responses to Battering	180
Chapter 4	Legal Aspects of Battering	197
9.	The Decontextualization of Domestic Violence	226
10.	When the Batterer Wears Blue A National Study of the Institutional Response to Domestic Violence Among Police	246
Chapter 5	Criminal Justice System Response	269
11.	Contributory Factors Affecting Arrest in Domestic and Non-Domestic Assaults	298
12.	To Go or Not To Go? Preliminary Findings on Battered Women's Decisions Regarding Court Cases	319
Chapter 6	Summary and Recommendations	327
13.	A Community Checklist Important Steps To End Violence Against Women "... what can we do about it?"	349
14.	Write Out a Safety Plan	358
	Index	363