THE FEMINIST SELF-DEFENSE MOVEMENT:
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Gender & Society
- Vol. 1 (1) , 61-84
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089124387001001004
Abstract
This article discusses feminist self-defense as a victim-prevention strategy, describes the nature and scope of the self-defense movement, examines a case history of a women's self-defense organization, and analyzes the mobilization and organizational dilemmas that confronted that organization. We compare self-defense services with victim services to help explain the development of the women's self-defense movement, and in particular, its feminist component.Keywords
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