The chapters that discuss the theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women address theoretical explanations for violence against women, definitional issues, measurement issues for violence against women, ethical issues in research on violence against women, and partnerships between research and practice professionals in conducting research on violence against women. The six chapters that discuss types of violence against women focus on the victimization of female children, domestic violence, violence against older women, pornography that exploits disabled and immobile women, and sexual harassment in the workplace. Ten chapters focus on prevention and direct intervention for violence against women. Topics covered include services for sexual assault survivors and battered women and their children, intervention programs for men who batter their partners, the U.S. Violence Against Women Act of 1994, criminal justice system responses to domestic violence, advocacy on behalf of battered women, health intervention with battered women, religious issues related to violence against women, school-based education and prevention programs, and the use of the media to change social norms on the abuse of women. Three chapters compose the section on "Continuing and Emerging Issues." The issues considered are domestic violence as a barrier in implementing welfare-to-work, prostitution and the sex industry, and violence against women as a human rights violation. Chapter references and author and subject indexes