Gender, Power, and Violence - Responding to Sexual and Intimate Partner Violence in Society Today

In the era of #metoo, Gender, Power and Violence provides a complex understanding about the ways in which institutional structures create an environment that facilitates and perpetuates gender based violence.

About the author

Angela J. Hattery, PhD, is professor and director of women and gender studies at George Mason University. She is the author of several books, including Intimate Partner Violence (R&L, 2008). 
 
Earl Smith, PhD, is emeritus professor of sociology and American Ethnic Studies at Wake Forest University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Race, Sport, and the American Dream. 
 
Both are the authors of Policing Black Bodies: How Black Lives Are Surveilled and How to Work for Change (R&L, 2018), African American Families Today: Myths and Realities (R&L, 2014), and Prisoner Reentry and Social Capital: The Long Road to Reintegration (R&L, 2010).

Summary

In the era of #metoo, Gender, Power and Violence provides a complex understanding about the ways in which institutional structures create an environment that facilitates and perpetuates gender based violence.

Product details

• Authors: Angela J Hattery, Angela J. Hattery, Angela J. Smith Hattery, Hattery Angela J., Earl Smith
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781538118177
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1817-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 236 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Violence in society, Gender studies: women, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society