TY - BOOK AU - Balkin,Karen TI - Violence against women AV - HV6250.B186.V565 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - San Diego PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Women KW - Violence against KW - United States N1 - 1 (pages 199-202) and index; Is violence against women in the United States a serious problem? --; Violence against women is a serious problem; Patricia Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes --; Rape is a serious problem for women; Alyn Pearson --; Prison rape is a serious problem for women; Andrea C. Poe --; Violence against women of color is a serious problem; Angela Davis --; Violence in lesbian relationships is a serious problem; Jacqueline Williams and Kathleen O'Connell --; The problem of violence against women in the United States is exaggerated; Richard L. Davis --; Feminists exaggerate the prevalence of rape; Wendy McElroy --; Advocacy groups exaggerate the prevalence of female rape in prisons; Dyanne Petersen --; Female violence against men is a serious problem; Richard J. Gelles --; What causes violence against women? --; Pornography causes violence against women; Kristin Olson --; Pornography does not cause violence against women; the American Civil Liberties Union --; Men are biologically inclined to rape; Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer --; Claims that men are biologically inclined to rape are faulty; Laura Flanders --; Promoting marriage to reduce poverty will increase violence against women; the Family Violence Prevention Fund --; Promoting marriage to reduce poverty will decrease violence against women; Patrick F. Fagan and Kirk A. Johnson --; Poverty increases women's vulnerability to abuse; Susanne Beechey and Jacqueline Payne --; Patriarchy encourages violence against women; Deborah J. Cohan --; Are current approaches to reducing violence against women effective? --; Mandatory arrest laws reduce domestic violence; Christopher D. Maxwell, Joel H. Garner, and Jeffrey A. Fagan --; Therapy for abusers helps reduce domestic violence; Cindy Baskin and others --; The Violence Against Women Act is necessary to protect women; Judith Resnik --; Changing male attitudes reduces sexual violence; Andy Peck --; Mandatory arrest laws do not reduce domestic violence; John Klofas --; Therapy for abusers does not help reduce domestic violence; Martin Dufresne --; The Violence Against Women Act is unconstitutional; Anita K. Blair and Charmaine Yoest --; What is the extent of violence against women worldwide? --; Worldwide violence against women : an overview; Charlotte Watts and Cathy Zimmerman --; The United Nations has helped reduce worldwide violence against women; Mary Robinson --; The United Nations has not helped reduce worldwide violence against women; the Independent Women's Forum --; Rape is often used as a weapon of war; Joanne Barkan --; Worldwide sex trafficking promotes violence against women; Janice Shaw Crouse --; Female genital mutilation is a serious problem; Khadi Diallo --; Honor killings in the Middle East are a serious problem; Hillary Mayell --; Ritualized slavery in Ghanaian shrines is a serious problem; Brian Edwards; 2 ER -