1st Edition

Violence Against Women Vulnerable Populations

By Douglas A. Brownridge Copyright 2009
320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

Violence Against Women: Vulnerable Populations investigates under-researched and underserved groups of women who are particularly vulnerable to violent victimization from an intimate male partner. In the past, there has been an understandable reluctance to address this issue to avoid stereotyping vulnerable groups of women. However, developments in the field, particularly intersectionality... Read more

Section 1. Violence against women in relationships  Section 2. Violence against women in public spaces  Section 3. Violence against women in institutions  Section 4. Violence against women in the family.

Biography

Douglas A. Brownridge

"The author has a smooth, even, writing style that a lower division undergraduate audience would likely find accessible; he integrates theory, method and analysis in a manner that is direct and informative. Students should be able to understand the material without having taken a research methods course, or having conducted independent research."