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Violence Against Women

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Is violence against women in the United States a serious problem? Violence against women is a serious problem / Brittney Nichols ; Rape is a serious problem for women / Office for Victims of Crime ; Prison violence is a serious problem for women / Amnesty International ; Violence against immigrant women is a serious problem / Jan Schakowsky ; Violence against women has been exaggerated by feminists / Neil Boyd ; U.S. policy to reduce violence against women creates injustice instead / Respecting Accuracy in Domestic Abuse Reporting (RADAR) ; False rape accusations by women are common / Marc Angelucci and Glenn Sacks -- What causes violence against women? Pornography contributes to violence against women / John Hughes ; Pornography does not cause violence against women / Paul Nathanson and Katherine K. Young ; Men are biologically inclined to rape / John Alcock ; Claims that men are biologically inclined to rape are faulty / Michael Kimmel ; Sexism causes violence against women / Brian Nichols -- Are current approaches to reducing violence against women effective? Better enforcement of mandatory arrest laws reduces domestic violence / Jacqueline Seibel ; The Violence Against Women Act is necessary to protect women / Jill J. Morris on behalf of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence ; Changing male attitudes reduces sexual violence / Christopher Kilmartin ; Mandatory arrest laws do not reduce domestic violence / Richard L. Davis ; The Violence Against Women Act is unconstitutional / Stephen Baskerville ; Domestic violence treatment is gender biased / Wendy McElroy -- What is the extent of violence against women worldwide? Worldwide violence against women : an overview / United Nations Population Fund ; Violence against women is often used as a weapon of war / Amnesty International ; Femicide is a serious problem in East Asia / Andrea Parrot and Nina Cummings ; Crimes of "honour" are a serious problem in the Middle East / United Nations ; Female genital mutilation is a serious problem / Feminist Majority Foundation ; Female victims of violence face obstacles obtaining asylum / Maria Bexelius.

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SERIES
Current controversies.



PUBLISHED
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 221 p. ; 23 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780737737295 (hardcover)
0737737298 (hardcover)
9780737737301 (pbk.)
0737737301 (pbk.)

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Burns, Kate, 1963-

SUBJECTS
Women -- Violence against.