NCJ Number
154411
Date Published
1992
Length
404 pages
Annotation
This book analyzes the causes of male violence against women and places the comprehensive response to the problem in a political context.
Abstract
After examining the pervasiveness of male violence against women and reviewing current knowledge on the subject, the first chapter presents a theoretical framework that integrates the various forms of male abuse of women. Another chapter presents the short-term and long-term emotional and physical effects of male violence, followed by a review of theories about what motivates men to commit violent acts and why they have allowed violence by other men against women to continue unchecked and failed to take collective responsibility for their behavior. Two chapters examine what is being done to stop male violence against women. This includes a critique of the traditional treatments of violent men, a study of the feminist movement as a force in making male violence a public issue, and the responses of the State to this pressure for remedial measures. The feminist demands for an end to male violence have generated a response from men as a group as well as from the State. How men have reacted to these demands is the focus of one chapter. Overall, the book identifies the issues and social institutions that require significant change if male violence against women is to be significantly curtailed. Chapter notes, 532 references, and a subject index