Companion Reader on Violence Against Women

Intended to supplement the second edition of Sourcebook on Violence Against Women, which while thorough could not contain all the material Bergen (sociology, Saint Joseph's U., Philadelphia, PA), Edleson (social work, U. of Minnesota), and Renzetti (sociology, U. of Kentucky) wanted to include, this volume offers a collection of 21 articles published between 2003 and 2010 in academic journals. The articles are grouped into sections on theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women, types of violence against women, and prevention and direct intervention. A sampling of topics includes development of the scale of economic abuse, a cross-country study of attitudes towards wife beating in Asia, adult domestic violence in cases of international parental child abduction, and partnering with community-based organizations to reduce intimate partner violence. Many of the articles focus on the global aspects of violence against women. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)