天天吃瓜 Assistant Professor of Justice Studies and Women's and Gender Studies has published his first book, The book is published by the University of California Press.
Nationally representative studies confirm that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) individuals are at an elevated risk of experiencing intimate partner violence. While many similarities exist between LGBTQ and heterosexual-cisgender intimate partner violence, research has illuminated a variety of unique aspects of LGBTQ intimate partner violence regarding the predictors of perpetration, the specific forms of abuse experienced, barriers to help-seeking for victims and policy and intervention needs.
鈥淣ot all violence is the same,鈥 Messinger said. 鈥淲hile the one-size-fits-all approach to addressing violence sounds inclusive, many services and policies are not designed to address the problems that are unique to the LGBTQ community.鈥
鈥淟GBTQ Intimate Partner Violence: Lessons for Policy, Practice, and Research鈥 is the first book that systematically reviews the literature regarding LGBTQ intimate partner violence, draws key lessons for current practice and policy, and recommends research areas and enhanced methodologies.
Messinger鈥檚 book is 鈥渋nvaluable鈥 to researchers, practitioners, policymakers, advocates and survivors, according to Claire M. Renzetti, the Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair for Studies of Violence against Women, and Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Kentucky.
鈥淎dam M. Messinger reminds us that although much has changed since the 1980s and 鈥90s鈥攁nd for the better鈥攁 great deal unfortunately remains unchanged,鈥 Renzetti said. 鈥淏ut he shows us the way forward by highlighting the knowledge gaps and suggesting practical solutions for making 鈥榯he invisible visible.鈥 鈥
Messinger鈥檚 publication is 鈥渢he definitive book on domestic violence in LGBTQ communities and is destined to be a classic,鈥 according to Walter S. DeKeseredy, the Anna Deane Carlson Endowed Chair of Social Sciences, Director of the Research Center on Violence, and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University.
