Companion Reader on Violence Against Women

A companion book on Violence Against Women to complement and parallel the new edition of Renzetti, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women. Each article has commentary and discussion questions to encourage critical thinking.

An invaluable companion to the Sourcebook on Violence Against Women, Second Edition

Designed to advance knowledge about violence against women and to serve as an inspiration to those studying or working in the field, this companion reader′s 20 original articles focus first on theoretical and methodological issues, then on types of violence against women, and finally on prevention and direct intervention. Readers will find a wide range of articles that draw attention to the global dimensions of violence against women and the importance of taking into account political, economic, and cultural differences across diverse groups of people. While the book′s articles are designed as companion pieces to the chapters in the Second Edition of theSourcebook, this reader may also be used as a stand-alone text by those researching specific topics, such as diversity issues, conducting trainings, or teaching advanced courses, such as international social work.

Introduction
Part I: Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Researching Violence Against Women
An ecological model of the impact of sexual assault on women’s mental health. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 10, 225-246. (2009) - R. Campbell, E. Dworkin, G. Cabral
The capabilities approach and violence against women: Implications for social development. International Social Work, 51, 25-36. (2008) - L. Pyles
Collecting reliable information about violence against women safely in household interviews: Experience from a large-scale national survey in South Asia. Violence Against Women, 15, 482-496. (2009) - N. Anderson, A. Cockcroft, N. Ansari, K. Omer, U. U. Chaudhry, A. Khan, L. Pearson
Development of the Scale of Economic Abuse. Violence Against Women, 14, 563-588. (2008) - A. E. Adams, C. M. Sullivan, D. Bybee, M. R. Greeson
Part II: Types of Violence Against Women
The extensive sexual violation and sexual abuse histories of incarcerated women. Violence Against Women, 14, 1090-1127. (2008) - C. Mc-Daniels-Wilson, J. Belknap
Gendered war and gendered peace: Truth commissions and post-conflict gender violence: Lessons from South Africa. Violence Against Women, 15 , 1169-1193. (2009) - T. A. Borer
(2010). Violence against women and natural disasters: Findings from post-tsunami Sri Lanka. Violence Against Women, 16. (2010) - S. Fisher
Understanding human trafficking in the United States. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 10, 3-30. (2009) - T. K. Logan, R. Walker, G. Hunt
“You just give them what they want and pray they don’t kill you”: Street-level sex workers’ reports of victimization, personal resources, and coping strategies. Violence Against Women, 9, 1367-1394. (2003) - R. L. Dalla, Y. Xia, H. Kennedy
Attitudes toward wife beating: A cross-country study in Asia. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24, 1371-1397. (2009) - M. Rani, S. Bonu
Intersections of immigration and domestic violence: Voices of battered immigrant women. Feminist Criminology, 4, 32-56. (2009) - E. Erez, M. Adelman, C. Gregory
Invisible or pathologized? Racial statistics and violence against women of color. Critical Sociology, 34, 193-211. (2008) - K. Ferraro
When crises collide: How intimate partner violence and poverty intersect to shape women’s mental health and coping. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 10, 306-329. (2009) - L. A. Goodman, K. F. Smyth, A. M. Borges, R. Singer
Adult domestic violence in cases of international parental abduction. Violence Against Women, 11, 115-138. (2005) - S. Shetty, J. L. Edleson
Domestic violence between same-gender partners: Recent findings and future research. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 149-154. (2005) - J. C. McClennon
Part III: Prevention and Direct Intervention
Sexual assault support services and community systems: Understanding critical issues and needs in the LGBTQ community. Violence Against Women, 15, 952-976. (2009) - J. L. Todahl, D. Linville, A. Bustin, J. Wheeler, J. Gau
Normative misperceptions of abuse among perpetrators of IPV. Violence Against Women, 16, 370-386. (2010) - C. Neighbors, D. D. Walker, L. F. Mbilinyi, A. O’Rourke, J. L. Edleson, J. Zegree, R.A. Roffman
Danger zone: Battered mothers and their families in supervised visitation. Violence Against Women, 14, 1313-1325. (2008) - T. Parker, K. Rogers, M. Collins, J. L. Edleson
Factors associated with engagement in a police-advocacy home-visit intervention to prevent domestic violence. Violence Against Women, 14, 1430-1450. (2008) - C. S. Stover, A. M. Rainey, M. Berkman, S. Marans
Partnering with community-based organizations to reduce intimate partner violence. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 31, 224-257. (2009) - T. Bloom, J. Wagman, R. Hernandez, N. Yrogui, N. Hernandez-Valdovinos, M. Dahlstrom, N. Glass
The violence against women campaigns in Latin America. Feminist Criminology, 3, 145-168. (2008) - S. Cole, L. Phillips