Praise for The Macho Paradox An honest, intellectually rigorous and insightful work that challenges readers to truly engage in a political discourse that can change lives, communities and nations. --Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes Jackson Katz is an American …
True fear is a gift: unwarranted fear is a curse. This book shows how to tell the difference. The threat of violence surrounds us every day: a date won't take "no" for an answer; the new nanny gives a mother an uneasy feeling; a stranger in a deserted parking lot offers unsolici…
Covering all the dangerous situations people typically face -- street crime, domestic abuse, violence in the workplace -- de Becker provides real-life examples and offers specific advice on restraining orders, self-defense, and more. But the key to self-protection, he demonstrat…
"The plight and fate of female victims during the course of genocide is radically and profoundly different from their male counterparts. Like males, female victims suffer demonization, ostracism, discrimination, and deprivation of their basic human rights. They are often rounded…
This book examines and analyses the experiences of older people as both victims and perpetrators of crime ; also addresses the experiences of elderly people in the criminal justice process - the offences to which they are prone, and the implications for penal policy of an increa…
"Borders - whether settled or contested, violent or calm, closed or open - may have a direct, and often acute, human impact. Those affected may be people living nearby, those attempting to cross them and even those who succeed in doing so. At the border, vulnerable refugee and m…
This book aims to disseminate and share knowledge about financial exploitation of elders with the purpose of protecting those individuals in our society who are most vulnerable to financial abuse and mistreatment. It instructs practicing clinicians in identification of risk fact…
In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about: one of Hollywood's most powerful producers was a predator, protected by fear, wealth, and a conspiracy of silence. As Farrow drew closer to the truth, shadowy operatives, from h…