Gavin / Porter Female Aggression

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-31473-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

This critique explodes the stereotypical assumption that men are more prone than women to aggression
* A cogent and holistic assessment of the theoretical positions and research concerning female aggression
* Examines the treatment, punishment and community response to female aggressive behavior
* Examines topics including sexual power, serial murder and the evolution of gendered aggression
* Treats female aggression in its own right rather than as a counterpart to male violence

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gavin, Helen

Porter, Theresa

Über Autor(innen)

Helen Gavin is Director of Graduate Education at theUniversity of Huddersfield, UK, where she also lectures inForensic and Criminal Psychology Previously, she was Head ofPsychology at the University of the West of England, UK. Herpublications include The Essence of Cognitive Psychology(1998), Understanding Research Methods & Statistics inPsychology (2008), Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll:Psychological, Legal and Cultural Examinations of Sex andSexuality (2010) and Criminological and ForensicPsychology (2014)
Theresa Porter is a forensic psychologist currentlypracticing in Connecticut, USA. She worked for the Federal Bureauof Prisons for nearly a decade where she had extensive experiencewith female offenders. She lectures and publishes on violence bywomen, including Infanticide and Neonaticide: A Review of 40Years of Research Literature on Incidence and Causes (withHelen Gavin; 2010), Woman as molester: Implications forsociety (2010), A Case of Factitious Paedophilia (withMark D. Feldman, 2011) and Hits Like a Girl; Women who Battertheir Partners (2011).