Synopses & Reviews
This is an exciting and innovative book which provides a thorough introduction to contemporary social theory by examining the way in which the widespread existence of violence against women is explained. A wide range of theories from liberalism to evolutionary psychology are considered culminating in the development of a distinctive feminist realist position. The theories discussed are tested against a large scale survey, the findings of which challenge many conventional wisdoms as to the patterning of violence in contemporary society.
Review
This is an excellent, well-researched addition to the literature on domestic violence.
Choice...well-written, provocative...
-Contemporary Sociology, Kate Cavanagh
About the Author
Jayne Mooney is Senior Lecturer at the Center for Criminology at Middlesex University.
Table of Contents
Introduction * Classicist Criminology * Positivism * Violence and the Three Feminisms * Feminist Realism * Researching Violence * Revealing the Hidden Figure * What do the Men Say? Violence, Space and Gender * Tackling Domestic Violence * References