Adult Pornography, Male Peer Support, and Violence Against Women

2010 ◽  
pp. 34-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter S. DeKeseredy ◽  
Patrik Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Financial Impact ◽  
Woman Abuse ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Male Peer Support ◽  
The Relationship

It is estimated that there are over a million pornographic sites on the Internet, with as many as 10,000 added every week. In addition to having a major financial impact, adult pornography is strongly associated with various types of violence against women, especially sexual assault. Some studies have found that the contribution of pornography to woman abuse in dating, marriage, and during or after separation/divorce is related to male peer support, which refers to the attachments to male peers and the resources they provide that perpetuate and legitimate woman abuse. The main objective of this chapter is twofold: (1) to review the extant social scientific research on the relationship between violence against women, male peer support, and adult Internet pornography and (2) to suggest new directions in empirical work on the association between these three social problems.

Explaining Separation/Divorce Violence against Women

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter S. Dekeseredy ◽  
Molly Dragiewicz ◽  
Martin D. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Exclusion ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Masculinity Crisis ◽  
Male Peer Support ◽  
Support Model

This chapter reviews widely read and cited social scientific theories of separation and divorce violence against women. Explanations covered include the male proprietariness thesis, the challenge thesis, a feminist/male peer support model of separation and divorce sexual assault, a rural masculinity crisis/male peer support model of separation/divorce sexual assault, and the social and economic exclusion model of separation/divorce woman abuse in public housing.

Masculinities, Sport, and Violence Against Women: The Contribution of Male Peer Support Theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122095849
Author(s):  
Martin D. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Feminist Analysis ◽  
Support Theory ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Male Peer Support ◽  
The Relationship

Although there are active debates about the nature and role of masculinities and a rise of new masculinity formations in modern society, feminist analysis of the relationship between sport, masculinities, and violence against women has been somewhat quiescent lately. This article seeks to underline this connection through the use of male peer support theory, which has been expanded in recent years to include messages from women and from within the LGBTQ community, and to recognize the rise in newer masculinity formations and the influence of new technology.

Male peer support and woman abuse: An expansion of Dekeseredy's model

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 393-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter S. Dekeseredy ◽  
Martin D. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Woman Abuse ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Male Peer Support

An Economic Exclusion/Male Peer Support Model Looks at “Wedfare” and Woman Abuse

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter S. Dekeseredy ◽  
Shahid Alvi ◽  
Martin D. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Woman Abuse ◽  
Economic Exclusion ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Male Peer Support ◽  
Support Model

Critical Masculinity Studies and Research on Violence Against Women: An Assessment of Past Scholarship and Future Directions

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (16) ◽  
pp. 1980-2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward W. Morris ◽  
Kathleen Ratajczak
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Hegemonic Masculinity ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
New Developments ◽  
The Past ◽  
Male Peer ◽  
Male Peer Support

This article investigates the role of critical masculinity theory on the field of violence against women (VAW). We conduct a meta-analysis to discern which theories of masculinity have been used within the journal Violence Against Women over the past 25 years. This search revealed that many articles use masculinity concepts but do not always articulate explicit theories of masculinity. We review hegemonic masculinity and male peer support, two of the most commonly used theories of masculinity and violence. We then discuss new developments within masculinity scholarship, including theories of manhood acts, inclusive masculinity, and hybrid masculinity, and consider how these perspectives can enhance the already robust scholarship on masculinity and VAW.

Adult Pornography and Violence Against Women in the Heartland: Results From a Rural Southeast Ohio Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 830-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter S. DeKeseredy ◽  
Amanda Hall-Sanchez
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intimate Violence ◽  
Woman Abuse ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Depth Interviews

Many rural parts of the United States are now “pornified.” There is growing quantitative evidence revealing that rural women are at higher risk of being victimized by intimate violence than their urban and suburban counterparts. In-depth interviews with 55 rural southeast Ohio women who wanted to leave, were trying to leave, or were in the process of leaving, or who have left their male marital/cohabiting partners reveal that pornography is a major component of the problem of rural woman abuse. The main objective of this article is twofold: (a) to present the results of our qualitative study, and (b) to suggest future directions in theoretical and empirical work.

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