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SOC
191: Sociology of Violence Against Women
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week
1
Introduction to Course: Why Study Violence Against Women?
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Week
2
Types of Violence Against Women
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JR & DR: pp. 3-21
- Mies,
Maria. 1986. "Violence Against Women and the Ongoing
Primitive Accumulation of Capital." Patriarchy and the
Accumulation on a World Scale. London: Zed Book
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Weeks
3& 4
Situating Women's Experiences: Gender, Race, Ethnicity,
Class Sexuality and Citizenship
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MA: ch 1
JR & DR: pp. 163 -173.
- Collins,
Patricia Hill. 1993. "The Sexual Politics of Black Womanhood."
In Pauline B. Bart and Eileen Geil Moran eds., Violence Against
Women. Newbury, CA: Sage.
- Williams
Doris Campbell, Beckie Masaki, and Sara Torres. 1997. "Changing
Domestic Violence Perceptions in the African American, Asian
American, and Latino Communities." In Klein, Ethel, Jacquelyn
Campbell, Esta Soler and Marissa Ghez eds., Ending Domestic
Violence: Changing Public Perceptions/halting the Epidemic.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Davis,
Martha. F. 1999. "The Economics of Abuse: How Violence
Perpetuates Women's Poverty." In Ruth A. Brandwein. ed.,
Battered Women, Children and Welfare Reform: The Ties that
Bind. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Patel,
Vibhuti. 1999. "Caste, Class and Police Violence: Caste-Hindus
Attack Dalits in Maharashtra." In Madhu Kishwar and Ruth
Vanita eds., In Search of Answers. New Delhi: Manohar.
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Week
5
Domestic Violence: Theories on Domestic Violence
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HW: Chs. 8,
MA: Ch. 1
- Kurz,
Demi. 1993. "Social Science Perspectives on Wife Abuse:
Current Debates and Future Directions. In Pauline B. Bart
and Eileen Geil Moran eds., Violence Against Women. Newbury,
CA: Sage.
- Bograd,
Michelle. 1988. "Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse:
An Introduction." In Kersti Yllo and Michele Bograd eds.,
Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse. Newbury, CA: Sage.
- Yllo,
Kersti. 1988. "Political and Methodological debates in
Wife Abuse Research." In Kersti Yllo and Michele Bograd
eds., Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse. Newbury, CA: Sage.
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Week
6
Causes and manifestations of Domestic Violence;
Women's strategies of resistance |
MA: chs. 2 - 8
- Cho,
Joo-Hyon. 1999. "Violence Against Wives in Korea: A Feminist
Perspective. " In Fanny M. Cheung, Malvika Karlekar,
Aurora De Dios, Juree Vichit-Vadakan & Lourdes R. Quisumbing
eds., Breaking the Silence: Violence in Asia. Equal Opportunities
Commission, Hong Kong.
- Brandwein,
Ruth. A. 1999. "Family Violence and Social Policy: Welfare
'Reform' and Beyond." In Ruth A. Brandwein. Ed., Battered
Women, Children and Welfare Reform: The Ties that Bind. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Brandwein,
Ruth. A. 1999. "Family Violence, Women, and Welfare."
In Ruth A. Brandwein. Ed., Battered Women, Children and Welfare
Reform: The Ties that Bind. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Week
7: March 12th & 14th
Institutional Responses to Domestic Violence: Social & Medical
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HW: ch. 12
MA: ch. 6
- Klein,
Ethel, Jacquelyn Campbell, Esta Soler and Marissa Ghez. 1997.
Domestic Violence in Public Context." Ending Domestic
Violence: Changing Public Perceptions/Halting the Epidemic.
Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Schornstein,
Sherri. L. 1997. "The Medical Response." Domestic
Violence and the Health Care: What Every Professional Needs
to Know. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
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Week
8
Institutional Responses to Domestic Violence: Legal
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HW: ch. 9, 11, 16.
JR & DR: pp. 313-316.
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Week
9
Sexual Violence Against Women: Theories on Sexual Violence
& Historical Overview
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SB: ch: 1-5 ( complete by Oct. 30th)
- MacKinnon,
Catherine A. 1993. Feminism, Marxism, method and the State:
Toward a Feminist Jurisprudence. In Pauline B. Bart and Eileen
Geil Moran eds., Violence Against Women. Newbury, CA: Sage.
- Kalpana
Kannabiran. 1996. " Rape and the Construction of Community
Identity." In Kumari Jayawardena and Malathi de Alwis
eds., Embodied Violence: Communalizing Women's Sexuality in
South Asia. New Delhi: Kali for Women.
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Week
10
Stranger Rape, Marital Rape, Date Rape, Rape as a War Crime
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SB: ch. 6-12 (complete by Nov. 6th)
JR & DR: pp184-188.
- Ward,
Colleen. A. 1995. "Feminist Visions." Attitudes
Toward Rape: Feminist and Social Perspectives. London: Sage.
- Ward,
Colleen. A. 1995. "A Circle in the Making." Attitudes
Toward Rape: Feminist and Social Perspectives. London: Sage.
- Tetreault,
Mary Ann. 1997 "Accountability or Justice? Rape as a
War Crime." In Laurel Richardson, Verta Taylor and Nancy
Whittier eds., Feminist Frontiers IV. New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Patel,
Vibhuti. 1999. "Caste, Class and Police Violence: Caste-Hindus
Attack Dalits in Maharashtra." In Madhu Kishwar and Ruth
Vanita eds., In Search of Answers. New Delhi: Manohar.
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Weeks
11& 12
Institutional Responses To sexual violence against women
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SB: ch. 6-12
- D'Monte,
Darryl. 1999. "Mass Rape in Bihar by Police." In
Madhu Kishwar and Ruth Vanita eds., In Search of Answers.
New Delhi: Manohar.
- Farooqi,
Vimla. 1999. "A Case of Police Harassment." In Madhu
Kishwar and Ruth Vanita eds., In Search of Answers. New Delhi:
Manohar.
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Week
13
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HW: ch. 14
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14
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HW: ch. 16
MA: Ch. 8
JR & DR: pp. 303-345
Articles to be handed out.
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Week
15
Research Implications of Experiencing & Studying Violence Against
Women Reflecting on the Movement to End Violence Against Women
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MA; ch. & 9 JR & DR: pp. 346-359
- Dobash,
R.E and R.P Dobash. 1988. "Research as Social Action: The
Struggle for Battered Women." In Kersti Yllo and Michele Bograd
eds., Feminist Perspectives on Wife Abuse. Newbury, CA: Sage.
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