Sex and Violence: The Psychology of Violence and Risk Assessment Contributor(s): Harvey, Penelope (Editor), Gow, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415057345 ISBN-13: 9780415057349 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $68.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1994 Annotation: In "Sex and Violence," the contributors present an integrated collection of articles which examine the distinctive ways in which human relationships are realized and expressed through idioms which would be classified in the West as both sexual and violent. By assessing the politics of these classifications from both an anthropological and feminist viewpoint, they also address issues concerning the different perceptions of the relationships between sex and gender, difference and hierarchy. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Violence In Society - Social Science | Anthropology - General - Social Science | Criminology |
Dewey: 303.6 |
LCCN: 94001689 |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 7.9" W x 8.12" (0.66 lbs) 206 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Produced in response to the growing international demand for information, this book details the latest research in understanding and controlling violent and sexual offences. Increasing numbers of psychologists are now studying and working with offenders to the advancement of forensic psychology. |