Male peer support and violence against women : the history and verification of a theory

DeKeseredy, Walter S. 1959- (Author). Schwartz, Martin D. (Added Author).

Summary: "In 1988, Walter S. DeKeseredy announced Male Peer Support (MPS) Theory, which popularized the notion that certain all-male peer groups encourage, justify, and support the abuse of women. In 1993, DeKerseredy and Martin D. Schwartz modified and expanded MPS Theory. Today, after twenty-five years of research, numerous studies from a diverse range of fields and practitioners support the original claim, providing a powerful explanation for the mechanism that underlies much of North America's violence against women. This book provides a history of the theory, traces its development and uses over a quarter century, and offers an update on Internet-generated abuse."-back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781555538323 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9781555538347 (ebook)
Physical Description: print
xx, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Boston : Northeastern University Press, 2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-195) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Definitional issues in violence against women -- The extent and distribution of violence against women -- The history of male peer support theory -- Contemporary male peer support theories -- What do the data say? -- New electronic technologies and male peer support -- Policy and practice: where do we go from here?
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:	amazon.ca purchase 2013 $35.00