Women's & Gender Studies

This two-volume set provides an authoritative overview of rape and other forms of sexual violence, containing the latest information about victims and perpetrators; events, laws, and trends related to sexual violence; and attitudes toward it. * Explains the many types of rape and sexual violence * Discusses what organizations and nations are doing to help victims and survivors and to convict perpetrators, and provides insights into what has worked and what has failed--and why * Covers sexual violence committed globally against people of all genders and ages and in a variety of conditions, including prisons, nursing homes, over the internet, and in wartime, so that readers may understand the universality of the issue * Covers both U.S. and international topics in primary documents including testimonies from rape victims given before the US Senate in relation to violence in the military, scandals in gymnastics, and human trafficking; documents concerning corrective hate in South Africa and those forced into sexual slavery by ISIS; and legislation such as the Clery Act and Title IX

The field of Domestic Violence research has expanded considerably in the past decade and now includes work conducted by researchers in many different disciplines, notably political science, public health, law, psychology, sociology, criminology, anthropology, family studies, and medicine. The SAGE Handbook of Domestic Violence provides a rich overview of the most important theoretical and empirical work in the field, organized by relationship type. The handbook addresses three major areas of research on domestic violence: -          Violence against partners -          Violence against children -          Violence against other family members. This Handbook is a unique and timely publication and a long awaited, valuable resource for the vast amount of Domestic Violence research centres and individual researchers across the globe. Part 1: Men′s Violence Against Women Part 2: Women's Violence Against Men Part 3: Violence Against Partners in Homosexual Relationships Part 4: Mothers′ Violence Against Children Part 5: Father′s Violence Against Children Part 6: Other Circumstances of Neglect, Abuse, and Violence Against Children Part 7: Violence Against Siblings Part 8: Violence Against Parents Part 9: Violence Against Other Family Members

This handbook provides a comprehensive look at the study of gender and security in global politics.