| Series |
The Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law
Northeastern series on gender, crime, and law. ^A689813
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| Contents |
Definitional issues in violence against women -- The extent and distribution of violence against women -- The history of male peer support theory -- Contemporary male peer support theories -- What do the data say? -- New electronic technologies and male peer support -- Policy and practice: where do we go from here? |
| Abstract |
"In 1988, Walter S. DeKeseredy announced Male Peer Support (MPS) Theory, which popularized the notion that certain all-male peer groups encourage, justify, and support the abuse of women. In 1993, DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz modified and expanded MPS Theory. Today, after twenty-five years of research, numerous studies from a diverse range of fields and practitioners support the original claim, providing a powerful explanation for the mechanism that underlies much of North America's violence against women. This book provides a history of the theory, traces its development and uses over a quarter century, and offers an update on Internet-generated abuse." -- Publisher website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-195) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013017766 |
| ISBN | 9781555538323 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1555538320 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781555538330 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1555538339 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard identifier# |
40022924540 |
