Violence against women /  [print] 
James D. Torr, book editor ; Karin L. Swisher, assistant editor. 
 - San Diego, California :  Greenhaven Press,  (c)1999. 
 - 224 pages ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Violence against women is a serious problem  Domestic violence is a serious problem for women  Rape is a serious problem for women  Acquaintance rape is a serious problem for young women  The seriousness of female violence against men has been exaggerated  The problem of violence against women is exaggerated  The seriousness of domestic violence is exaggerated for political purposes  Feminists exaggerate the prevalence of rape  The incidence of acquaintance rape is inflated  Female violence against men is a serious problem  Pornography causes violence against women  Pornography does not cause violence against women  Patriarchal customs cause violence against women  Capitalism causes violence against women  Learned gender roles cause violence against women  Mandatory arrest laws can reduce violence against women  The violence against women act is just  Mandatory arrest laws do not help women  The violence against women act is unjust  Domestic violence laws are anti-male  The criminal justice system can reduce violence against women  Programs that empower women can reduce violence against women  Churches can reduce violence against women  Physicians can reduce violence against women  Therapy can reduce violence against women  Promoting public awareness can reduce violence against women  Ann Jones --  Aimee Lee Ball --  Lynn Hecht Schafran --  Kathryn Masterson --  Ben Wadham --  Armin A. Brott --  Frank S. Zepezauer --  Brian Carnell --  Christina Hoff Sommers --  Philip W. Cook. The causes of violence against women; an overview  National Research Council --  Diana E.H. Russell, interviewed by Ann E. Menasche --  Wendy McElroy --  Charlotte Bunch --  Connie Furdeck --  Katherine Hanson and Anne McAuliffe --  Marion Wanless --  Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Laws that protect women should be fully enforced  George Lardner Jr. -- Strong laws are needed to fight violence against women  Robert L. Snow --  Cathy Young --  Jeremy Rabkin --  Sally L. Satel --  Albert R. Roberts --  Neil Websdale and Byron Johnson --  Paul A. Cedar --  Sarah M. Buel --  Mary Sikes Wylie --  Marissa E. Ghez. 
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<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98035007 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Women--Crimes against--United States.<br/>Women--Crimes against--Prevention.--United States<br/>Wife abuse--United States.<br/>Abused women--United States.<br/>Rape--United States.<br/>Acquaintance rape--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6250.S979.V565 1999