Woman Abuse in Dating Relationships: An Exploratory Study

An exploratory survey of premarital woman abuse in a sample of Ontario male university students yielded an incidence rate of 70 percent. Consistent with many U.S. studies, "minor" forms of abuse were more frequently reported. Moreover, cohabitors were more violent than men involved in less serious dating relationships. Suggestions for further research are discussed.Une enquête préliminaire portant sur les mauvais traitements infligés aux femmes non mariées et limitée à un échantillon d'étudiants universitaires ontariens mâles a révélé un taux de fréquence de 70 pour cent. Des formes "mineures" de mauvais traitements ont été plus souvent signalées, constatation compatible avec plusieurs études américaines. L'enquête a révélé en outre que des hommes cohabitant avec une femme étaient plus violents que ceux qui étaient impliqués dans une relation moins sérieuse. Notre étude se termine par une discussion de quelques suggestions pour des recherches ultérieures

Men\u27s Rights, Gun Ownership, Racism, and the Assault on Women\u27s Reproductive Health Rights: Hidden Connections

In this current era characterized by much fear of, and anxiety about, the political influence and actions of the U.S. alternative right (alt-right), only a small number of men’s rights organizations receive attention from the media, the Democratic Party, or a large cadre of progressives. This article demonstrates that ignoring all-male anti-feminist organizations is a flawed strategy for challenging the recent rise of the alt-right because these misogynistic groups are heavily involved in the gun rights movement, major contributors to racist practices and discourses, and active participants in efforts to criminalize and curtail women’s access to abortion. Another, but equally important, aim of this piece is to briefly suggest new means of creating effective movements aimed at achieving social justice, one that involves a coalition of broader constituencies that prioritize gender and sexuality as well as race/ethnicity and social class

Male-to-Female Sexual Violence in Rural Communities: A Sociological Review

The extant sociological literature on male-to-female violence in rural communities reveals that the bulk of the empirical work on this problem focuses mainly on non-lethal physical assaults, such as beatings. Much more research on sexual violence is sorely needed. The main objective of this review is twofold: (1) to describe the current state of international sociological knowledge about male sexual violence against adult women and (2) to suggest new directions in research and theory

Review of Whispers from The Bush: The Workplace Sexual Harassment of Australian Rural Women by Skye Saunders

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Toward a Rural Critical Criminology

A review of the extant literature reveals a recent growth in critical criminological analyses of rural crime and societal reactions to it. Nevertheless, rural critical criminology is still in a state of infancy and requires much more development. Thus, heavily influenced by Taylor, Walton, and Young’s(1973) path-breaking book The New Criminology and by research on woman abuse in rural communities, the main objective of this article, then, is twofold: (1) to describe the key reasons for a more fully developed rural critical criminology and (2) to outline some of its key elements. Also included in this article is a brief history of rural criminology and a discussion of waysthat a critical approach to the study of rural crime can be applied to both policy and practic