Researching Sexual Violence against Women Methodological and Personal Perspectives

This compelling book provides cutting-edge information on studies on sexual violence against women conducted on North American campuses - and simultaneously contradicts backlash critics who claim that feminists exaggerate their statistics. Well-known researchers in the field describe their own wo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schwartz, Martin D. (-)
Otros Autores: Schwartz, Martin D Contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications 1997.
Edición:1st ed
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Part I - Introduction: Research on Sexual Assault on College Campuses; Chapter 1 - Stepping on Toes: Social Roots of Date Rape Lead to Intractability and Politicization; Chapter 2 - A Longitudinal Approach to the Study of Sexual Assault: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations; Chapter 3 - Measuring Sexual Abuse in Canadian University/College Dating Relationships: The Contribution of a National Representative Sample Survey; Chapter 4 - Acquaintance Rape is Real Rape; Chapter 5 - Self-Blame in Hidden Rape Cases
  • Part II - Emotion in Researching Violence Against WomenChapter 6 - ""I Second That Emotion"": Reflections on Feminism, Emotionality, and Research on Sexual Violence; Chapter 7 - Activist Research and Social Narratives: Dialectics of Power, Privilege, and Institutional Change; Chapter 8 - Field Research with Phone Sex Workers: Managing the Researcher's Emotions; Chapter 9 - The Sexual Harassment of Researchers by Research Subjects: Lessons from the Field; Part III - Doing Research on Violence Against Women
  • Chapter 10 - Confessions of a Reformed Positivist: Feminist Participatory Research as Good Social ScienceChapter 11 - Researching Violence Against Street Prostitutes: Issues of Epistemology, Methodology, and Ethics; Chapter 12 - Measuring Violence Against Women: The Interview as a Gendered Social Encounter; Chapter 13 - Studying Violence against Women of Color: Problems Faced by a White Woman; References; Index; About the Authors