Male Peer Support and Violence Against Women: The History and Verification of a TheoryIn 1988, Walter S. DeKeseredy announced Male Peer Support (MPS) Theory, which popularized the notion that certain all-male peer groups encourage, justify, and support the abuse of women. In 1993, DeKeseredy and Martin D. Schwartz modified and expanded MPS Theory. Today, after twenty-five years of research, numerous studies from a diverse range of fields and practitioners support the original claim, providing a powerful explanation for the mechanism that underlies much of North America’s violence against women. This book provides a history of the theory, traces its development and uses over a quarter century, and offers an update on Internet-generated abuse. |
Contents
1 Definitional Issues in Violence against Women | 1 |
2 The Extent and Distribution of Violence against Women | 23 |
3 The History of Male Peer Support Theory | 44 |
4 Contemporary Male Peer Support Theories | 69 |
5 What Do the Data Say? | 93 |
6 New Electronic Technologies and Male Peer Support | 119 |
Where Do We Go from Here? | 137 |
Notes | 155 |
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