A groundbreaking book that has grown out of over 30 years of research, HURTING THE ONE YOU LOVE provides an
overview of theory and research on all forms of violence in intimate relationships including violence in dating
relationships and marriages, incest, rape and sexual victimization, date rape, stalking, child abuse and sexual
harassment. HURTING THE ONE YOU LOVE also explores how violence affects the family and others who are close to
the victim, and uses criminal justice data and research as well as the research of psychologists in studying these
phenomena. In addition, the text covers rape and violence prevention efforts, as well as educational programs.
Benefits:
Solidly grounded in empirical data, this text is a comprehensive overview of the research on violence in close
relationships.
HURTING THE ONE YOU LOVE questions some of the basic assumptions held by researchers and the public about rape
and violence in close relationships. For instance, Frieze discusses the fact that most forced sexual experiences
occur in couples who have previously had consensual relationships. A detailed discussion of battered women is included,
along with an additional chapter about other types of couple violence, including female aggression against men.
Chapter summaries make this text's engaging, complex material more accessible to the student.
The author examines real-life scenarios in the narrative to make some of the issues more vivid for the student.
One scenario explores whether a man bumping into a woman at a party is viewed as intentional or unintentional,
and another describes the pattern that develops on what is termed "intimate terrorism" � the development
of the relationship from early courting, to first violence, to making up, and repeating the whole cycle again.
Data is interpreted in the context of theoretical work on aggression and the causes of personal violence.
The book covers both heterosexual and gay relationships, violence against men by women, as well as men as the
perpetrators of violence within intimate relationships.
