Gender Politics in Social and Legal Constructions of Self- Defense: ROW Planning Grant

在过去二十年中，对妇女的暴力行为普遍存在， 妇女问题得到了广泛研究。 市民普遍支持 个人保护自己不受暴力侵害的权利， 但这种支持似乎对一些女性受害者来说是不可能的， 被虐待的女人背叛了施暴者 大多数 关于强奸和殴打的研究没有涉及 女性受害者反击，尤其是导致 凶案组 近年来，人们对这一问题进行了一些探索， 影响妇女观念的历史和法律的原因 在遭受身体和/或性虐待后进行自卫。 然而，这些问题是复杂的，需要进一步探讨。 这项妇女规划研究机会补助金将允许 这位年轻的研究人员在进行初步研究之前， 制定一个关于自卫中的性别政治的全面项目。 该项目将是第一个系统地审查社会问题的项目。 在妇女被剥夺自由的情况下， 身体和性虐待。 试点项目将包括 开放式访谈，询问受害者，法官，检察官， 辩护律师关于他们对各种自卫的看法 situations. 面试结果将用于 构建一组将用于全尺寸的小插图， 项目 这项研究将为我们了解 对自卫权的信仰是否因社会而异 类别 关于自我保护的权利是否 男性和女性以及黑人和 白色女性具有重大的理论意义。 此外， 研究将对那些有兴趣的人具有实际意义。 与妇女自卫有关的法律的改革 暴力

During the past two decades, the prevalence of violence against women has been extensively studied. Citizens generally support the right of individuals to defend themselves against violence, but this support appears to break down for some women victims such as battered women who turn on their batterers. The majority of the research about rape and battering has not dealt with the issue of female victims fighting back, especially fighting that results in homicide. Recently, some explorations have been made on the historical and legal reasons affecting the perception of women acting in self-defense following physical and/or sexual abuse. However, the issues are complex and in need of further exploration. This Research Opportunities for Women Planning Grant will allow this young investigator to undertake preliminary research prior to developing a full scale project on gender politics in self-defense. The project will be the first to examine systematically the social constructions of self-defense in situations where women are physically and sexually abused. The pilot project will include open-ended interviews that ask victims, judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers about their perceptions of self-defense in various situations. The results of the interviews will be used to construct a set of vignettes that will be used in a full-scale project. This research will add valuable insight to our understanding of whether belief in rights to self-defense varies by social categories. Questions relating to whether the right to self- defense is granted differently to men and women and to black and white women have great theoretical significance. Also, such research will be of practical significance to those interested in legal reforms related to the self-defense of women against violence.