Silenced Voices
Readings in Violence and Victimization
Seiten
2018
Cognella, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5165-3860-7 (ISBN)
Cognella, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-5165-3860-7 (ISBN)
Provides students with insightful readings that centre on the experiences of women, children, and countless others who are often silenced and victimized in their homes and communities. This anthology is suited for courses that focus on criminology, sociology, and racial, gender, and ethnic relations.
Silenced Voices: Readings in Violence and Victimization provides students with insightful readings that center on the experiences of women, children, and countless others who are often silenced and victimized in their homes and communities.
This anthology features five distinct units. Unit 1 contains readings that discuss the problem of violence and the crises that occur as a result of recurrent victimization. Unit 2 demonstrates how gender roles and patriarchal societies contribute to violence. Unit 3 addresses the influence of substance abuse, neglect, incarceration, and community violence on victimization. Unit 4 contains readings pertaining to violence, victimization, and delinquency among young women and girls. The final unit addresses the victimization of marginalized populations, including the LGBT, homeless, disabled, and elderly communities, and the effect of their status in society on their personal experiences and their ability to overcome.
A powerful anthology centered on overcoming trauma, Silenced Voices is well suited for courses that focus on criminology, sociology, and racial, gender, and ethnic relations, as well as those that explore the social problems of gender, race, and ethnicity.
Silenced Voices: Readings in Violence and Victimization provides students with insightful readings that center on the experiences of women, children, and countless others who are often silenced and victimized in their homes and communities.
This anthology features five distinct units. Unit 1 contains readings that discuss the problem of violence and the crises that occur as a result of recurrent victimization. Unit 2 demonstrates how gender roles and patriarchal societies contribute to violence. Unit 3 addresses the influence of substance abuse, neglect, incarceration, and community violence on victimization. Unit 4 contains readings pertaining to violence, victimization, and delinquency among young women and girls. The final unit addresses the victimization of marginalized populations, including the LGBT, homeless, disabled, and elderly communities, and the effect of their status in society on their personal experiences and their ability to overcome.
A powerful anthology centered on overcoming trauma, Silenced Voices is well suited for courses that focus on criminology, sociology, and racial, gender, and ethnic relations, as well as those that explore the social problems of gender, race, and ethnicity.
Zina McGee earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Tulane University and her M.A. and B.A. in sociology from the University of New Orleans. She teaches courses in research methods, statistics, and criminology at Hampton University. Her areas of specialization include juvenile delinquency, violent victimization among minority youth, and patterns of coping among women in prison. Through funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Hampton University Faculty Research Grant, Dr. McGee has collected survey data on 1,500 youth in the Hampton Roads area and 500 women in prisons and jails in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and New York.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 05.11.2018 |
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| Verlagsort | San Diego |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 1166 g |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Allgemeine Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5165-3860-9 / 1516538609 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5165-3860-7 / 9781516538607 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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