Responding to Intimate Violence Against Women - The Role of Informal Networks

Informationen zum Autor Renate Klein grew up in Germany and studied psychology at the University of Marburg. Since relocating to the United States in the 1990s, Klein has collaborated with international partners on projects related to gender, culture, violence, and violence prevention. She initiated an interdisciplinary network of researchers addressing gender and violence in Europe, which has fostered international collaborations and serves as a forum for constructive debate in this field. Klein has also supported voluntary sector-led research in the United States and England, working as a research consultant for nonprofit organizations in Central Maine. Klappentext This book examines the informal social context of rape and domestic violence against women. Zusammenfassung This book examines the informal social context of rape and domestic violence against women. Renate Klein explores the complex development of responses to domestic violence! emphasizing the critical role of informal third parties as agents for intervention and social change. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Lessons from egalitarian societies; 3. Social ties, gender beliefs and the construction of personhood; 4. Disrupting assaults; 5. Responses to disclosure and help-seeking; 6. Collusion with perpetrators; 7. Summary and conclusions; References.

Product details

• Authors: Renate Klein
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.09.2012
• EAN: 9780521849852
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84985-2
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Advances in Personal Relations
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology