This text offers a balance of clinical and social psychological theory and research, as well as prevention and intervention techniques with the purpose of understanding and ultimately ending gender-based violence. The authors address several forms of violence, including rape, intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual harassment in a contempor

Christopher Kilmartin, Julie Allison

Introduction: About Language. Part 1. The Problem, The Perpetrator, The Victim. Understanding Gender-based Violence. Understanding the Offender. The Survivors: Consequences of Gender-based Violence. Part 2. Theory. Social Perspectives: Attitudinal Foundations of Gender-based Violence. The Big Picture. Part 3. Intervention and Prevention. Responding to Gender-based Violence: Intervention. Gender-based Violence: Towards Prevention. Model Prevention Programs. Developing Violence Prevention Programs. Epilogue: Final Thoughts.