Gender Violence, 3rd Edition: Interdisciplinary Perspectives

600 Pages·2020·5.931 MB·English

by  Laura L. O'Toole (editor), Jessica R. Schiffman (editor), Rosemary Sullivan (editor)

Gender Violence

Gender Violence
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Third Edition
Edited by
Laura L. O’Toole,
Jessica R. Schiffman, and
Rosemary Sullivan
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: O’Toole, Laura L., editor. | Schiffman, Jessica R., editor. | Sullivan, Rosemary, 1947– editor.
Title: Gender violence : interdisciplinary perspectives / edited by Laura L. O’Toole,
Jessica R. Schiffman, and Rosemary Sullivan.
Description: Third Edition. | New York : New York University
Press, 2020. | Revised edition of Gender violence, c2007. |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019033758 | ISBN 9781479843923 (cloth) | ISBN 9781479820801 (paperback) |
ISBN 9781479801794 (ebook) | ISBN 9781479801817 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Women—Violence against. | Family violence. | Sex crimes. | Pornography—Social
aspects. | Women—Violence against—United States. | Family violence—United States. | Sex crimes—
United States. | Pornography—Social aspects—United States.
Classification: LCC HV6250.4.W65 G48 2020 | DDC 362.82/92—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019033758
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Dedication
For Stephen Meade for your unflagging support, and to Christian Meade
and Katie O’Brien for your steadfast feminism and commitment to social
justice in these troubled times. And in memory of Kevin O’Toole, who lived
a life of care and concern for all living things. You were the epitome of a
gentleman. I miss you.
LOT
For Pat, who helped to shoulder the burden and kept me fed, with eternal
thanks.
To Emma, Ethan, and Ronen, whose commitment to justice and
compassion inspires and enlightens me, and to the joyful presence of Isaiah
and Esther. You carry my hope and faith into the future.
JRS
To my wife, Ellen, who inspired me throughout this project through pep
talks, gentle encouragement, and reminders about the big picture.
To my children, Rob, Gabe, and Alanna, for teaching me about a depth of
love that I did not think was possible.
To my mother, Barbara, for role modeling resilience, compassion, and
faith.
RMS

Contents
Preface: Conceptualizing Gender Violence xi
Laura L. O’Toole, Jessica R. Schiffman, and Rosemary Sullivan
Part I: The Roots of Gendered Violence 1
Section 1: Historicizing Gender Violence 3
“María de Jesús Mother of Weeping Rocks” 12
Claudia Castro Luna
1. Gendered Violence in Small- Scale Societies in the Past 13
Debra L. Martin and Ryan P. Harrod
2. Overcoming the Religious and Sexual Legacies of Slavery:
An Overview 25
Bernadette J. Brooten
3. Theorizing Women’s Oppression 42
Sharon Smith
4. Sexual Coercion in American Life 51
Edwin M. Schur
Section 2: Global Gender Violence: A Template for Exploration 61
“Anatomy Lesson” 69
Cherrie Moraga
5. The Socio- Cultural Context of Rape: A Cross- Cultural Study 70
Peggy Reeves Sanday
6. Sexual Violence as a Weapon during the Guatemalan Genocide 88
Victoria Sanford, Sofía Duyos Álvarez- Arenas, and Kathleen Dill
7. Situating “Toxic” Masculine Subcultures: Toward Disrupting
Gendered Violence 99
Laura L. O’Toole and Jessica R. Schiffman
Part II: Manifestations of Sexual Coercion and Violence 117
Section 1: Harassment and Bullying 119
“Agoraphobia” 128
Natasha Sajé
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viii | Contents
8. Expanding the Conceptualization of Workplace Violence:
Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice 130
Kristin M. Van De Griend and DeAnne K. Hilfinger Messias
9. Everything from “Beautiful” to “Bitch”: Black Women and Street
Harassment 144
Melinda Mills
10. Gendered Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online 157
Bailey Poland
11. #MeToo Has Done What the Law Could Not 174
Catharine A. MacKinnon
Section 2: Rape and Sexual Violations 177
“Home” 187
Warsan Shire
12. Sexual Terrorism in the Twenty- First Century 190
Carole J. Sheffield
13. Lessons Still Being Learned from the “Comfort Women” of
World War II 212
Margaret D. Stetz
14. Forty Years after Brownmiller: Prisons for Men, Transgender
Inmates, and the Rape of the Feminine 223
Valerie Jenness and Sarah Fenstermaker
15. Consent 234
Linda Martín Alcoff
Section 3: Intimate Partner Violence 239
“To Judge Faolain, Dead Long Enough: A Summons” 247
Linda McCarriston
16. Domestic Violence: The Intersection of Gender and Control 249
Michael P. Johnson
17. Violence in Intimate Relationships: A Feminist Perspective 261
bell hooks
18. Religion and Intimate Partner Violence: A Double- Edged Sword 268
Lee E. Ross
19. Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: The Struggles of
Undocumented Latina Immigrants 282
Miriam G. Valdovinos
Section 4: Children and Gender Violence 295
“The Second Photograph” 303
Margaret Randall
Contents | ix
20. Men, Masculinity, and Child Sexual Abuse: A Sex and
Gender Question 304
Annie Cossins
21. Locating a Secret Problem: Sexual Violence in Elementary
and Secondary Schools 314
Nan D. Stein
22. Where Are the Children?: Theorizing the Missing Piece in
Gendered Sexual Violence 325
Nancy Whittier
23. Rape Culture in Holy Spaces: Child Sexual Abuse by Clergy 335
Rosemary Sullivan
Section 5: Commodified Bodies: Agency or Violation? 353
“The Night Shift” 363
technicolordust
24. Pornography and Black Women’s Bodies 364
Patricia Hill Collins
25. Pornographic Values: Hierarchy and Hubris 371
Robert Jensen
26. Making Sense of Sex Work, Prostitution, and Trafficking— in the
Classroom and Beyond 378
Chrysanthi S. Leon and Corey Shdaimah
27. Intimate States: Policies and Their Effects on Sex Workers 391
Anastasia Hudgins
Part III: Toward Nonviolence and Gender Justice 403
Section 1: Thinking about Change 405
From “Reimagining History” 411
Marcus Amaker and Marjory Wentworth
28. Educating for Social Change: Feminist Curriculum and
Community Partnerships for Advocacy Training 412
Jennifer Naccarelli and Susan L. Miller
29. Preventing Gender Violence, Transforming Human Relations:
A Case for Coeducation 420
Irene Comins Mingol
30. Queer Organizing, Racial Justice, and the Reframing of Intimate
Partner Violence 432
Elizabeth B. Erbaugh
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31. Revisiting the Impact of the Sex Industry and Prostitution in Europe 443
Janice G. Raymond
32. Advances and Limitations of Policing and Human Security for
Women: Nicaragua in Comparative Perspective 457
Shannon Drysdale Walsh
33. Forks in the Road of Men’s Gender Politics: Men’s Rights versus
Feminist Allies 468
Michael A. Messner
34. Linguistic Nonviolence and Human Equality 484
William Gay
Copyright Acknowledgments 495
Bibliography 499
About the Editors 569
About the Contributors 571
Index 579