Description
An updated edition of the groundbreaking anthology that explores the proliferation of gendered violence
From Harvey Weinstein to Brett Kavanaugh, accusations of gender violence saturate today's headlines. In this fully revised edition of Gender Violence, Laura L. O'Toole, Jessica R. Schiffman, and Rosemary Sullivan bring together a new, interdisciplinary group of scholars, with up-to-date material on emerging issues like workplace harassment, transgender violence, intersectionality, and the #MeToo movement. Contributors provide a fresh, informed perspective on gender violence, in all of its various forms. With twenty-nine new contributors, and twelve original essays, the third edition now includes emerging contemporary issues such as LGBTQ violence, sex work, and toxic masculinity. A trailblazing text, Gender Violence, Third Edition is an essential read for students, activists, and others.Author: Laura L. O'Toole
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 07/14/2020
Pages: 600
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.20lbs
ISBN13: 9781479820801
ISBN10: 1479820806
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Violence in Society
- Family & Relationships | Abuse | General
- Social Science | Gender Studies
About the Author
Laura L. O'Toole (Editor)
Laura L. O'Toole is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Cultural, Environmental, and Global Studies at Salve Regina University. She also publishes in the area of Public Sociology and Community Development.
Jessica Schiffman is a former Assistant Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Delaware. She is a co-editor of Women's Studies in Transition: The Pursuit of Interdisciplinarity. Rosemary Sullivan (Editor)
Rosemary Sullivan is Professor of Social Work at Westfield State University. She is also a psychotherapist with twenty years of experience working with victims and offenders of child abuse.