Issues in Intimate Violence

Raquel Kennedy Bergen is a Professor of Sociology at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She received her BS from Saint Joseph's University in Sociology and her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author or co-author of numerous scholarly publications and nine books on violence against women including, Wife Rape: Understanding the Response of Survivors and Service Providers; and Issues in Intimate Violence. With Claire Renzetti and Jeff Edleson she edited, Sourcebook on Violence Against Women and Violence Against Women: Classic Statements. She co-edited Violence Against Women: Readings from Social Problems with Claire Renzetti. She is the current Chair of Gender Studies at Saint Joseph's and the faculty moderator for the Rape Education Prevention Program. Her area of expertise is sexual violence in intimate partnerships and she regularly provides workshops around the country to domestic violence and rape crisis programs to address this form of violence. She has volunteered as an advocate for battered women and sexual assault survivors for the past 27 years. Her current research continues in the field of violence against women-analyzing the intersection of women's experiences of physical, sexual and emotional violence with their partners during pregnancy.

Intimate Violence A Brief Introduction PART ONE: CHILD ABUSE The Youngest Victims - Richard J Gelles Violence towards Children Women and Children at Risk - Evan Stark and Anne Flitcraft A Feminist Perspective on Child Abuse Questions for Discussion PART TWO: INCEST Sexual Victimization of Children - Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Roberta Marshall Incest and Child Sexual Abuse The Making of a Whore - Diana Russell Questions for Discussion PART THREE: VIOLENCE IN DATING RELATIONSHIPS Male Peer Support and Woman Abuse in Postsecondary School Courtship - Walter S DeKeseredy and Martin D Schwartz Suggestions for New Directions in Sociological Research Violent Men or Violent Women? Whose Definition Counts? - Dawn H Currie Questions for Discussion PART FOUR: VIOLENCE IN GAY AND LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS Violence and Abuse in Lesbian Relationships - Claire M Renzetti Theoretical and Empirical Issues Understanding Domestic Violence among Gay and Bisexual Men - Gregory S Merrill Questions for Discussion PART FIVE: ACQUAINTANCE RAPE Facing the Facts - Mary P Koss and Sarah L Cook Date and Acquaintance Rape Are Significant Problems for Women Fraternities and Rape on Campus - Patricia Yancey Martin and Robert A Hummer Arrest and Conviction Rates for Athletes Accused of Sexual Assault - Jeffrey Benedict and Alan Klein Questions for Discussion PART SIX: WIFE ABUSE Why Do Men Batter Their Wives? - James Ptacek Old Problems and New Directions in the Study of Violence against Women - Demie Kurz Women's Realities - Shamita Das Dasgupta Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race and Class Questions for Discussion PART SEVEN: WIFE RAPE Marital Rape - Patricia Peacock The Reality of Wife Rape - Raquel Kennedy Bergen Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence in Marriage Questions for Discussion PART EIGHT: ELDER ABUSE Violence and Violent Feelings - Karl Pillemer and J Jill Suitor What Causes Them among Family Caregivers? Abuse of African American Elders - Linner Ward Griffin, Oliver J Williams, and Joyce G Reed Questions for Discussion