Female aggression

"This critique explodes the stereotypical assumption that men are more prone than women to physical 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 "--

"Examines the treatment, punishment and community response to female aggressive behavior"--

""Title page""; ""Copyright page""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""1 Theories, Research and Misconceptions about Female Aggression""; ""Introduction""; ""Aggression and Women""; ""Violent Crime and Women""; ""Theories of Aggression""; ""Measuring aggression""; ""2 The Evolution of Aggression""; ""Darwinism and Sociobiology""; ""The Naked Ape â€" Was She in the Jungle or the Sea?""; ""The Evolution of Aggression and the Archaeology of War""; ""Intersexual vs Intrasexual Aggression""; ""Conclusion""; ""3 Indirect Aggression""; ""Indirect Aggression in Girls and Teens""

""Women and Indirect Aggression""""4 Child Abuse and Neglect by Women""; ""Introduction""; ""Prevalence""; ""Mental Illness""; ""Social Learning and Own Abuse History""; ""Antisocial Mothers""; ""Other Factors in Child Abuse""; ""Failure to Protect""; ""Abusive Mothers' Perspective on Their Children""; ""Recidivism""; ""Effects of Abuse on Children""; ""Conclusion""; ""5 Intimate Partner Violence by Women""; ""Introduction""; ""Prevalence of Women's Violence Against Heterosexual Partners""; ""Prevalence of Women's Violence Against Homosexual Partners""; ""Severity and Injury""; ""Recidivism""

""Women's Intimat…