{"title":"David Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Island’s works offer insightful exploration into complex social dynamics and relationships, often challenging conventional perspectives. His writing combines scholarly analysis with compassionate understanding, making difficult subjects accessible and thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in education and reference will find his books valuable for their clear, well-researched approach to topics surrounding human behaviour and social issues, providing both context and critical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"men-who-beat-the-men-who-love-them-by-patrick-letellier-9780918393975","title":"Men Who Beat the Men Who Love Them","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDomestic violence in gay male relationships is the third largest health problem for gay men in America today. \u003cem\u003eMen Who Beat the Men Who Love Them\u003c\/em\u003e breaks the silence surrounding gay male domestic violence and exposes this hidden yet prevalent and destructive problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors paint a vivid picture of gay men’s domestic violence, bringing its brutality to life by including personal narratives, written by one of the authors. They clearly define what it is and what it is not through lists of violent acts and criminal code categories, and they thoroughly examine and analyse the criminal, mental health, medical, political, and interpersonal issues involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors boldly depart from the battered women’s literature by asserting that batterers have a diagnosable mental disorder, that battering is not gender-based, and that much further criminalisation of domestic violence is necessary. Striving for victim advocacy, the book underscores the idea that gay men’s domestic violence is totally unacceptable and is caused solely by individual abusive gay men who choose to batter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book builds on and departs from what is known about domestic violence, with the authors challenging several fundamental premises in the literature, unabashedly identifying battering as a mental disorder. The authors explain that victims cannot stop their battering partners from battering and that virtually all batterers choose to harm their partners in a premeditated fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide practical steps and suggestions for victims who want to leave and stay away from their violent partners and for friends who want to help battered gay men. Chapters describe the scope of the problem and refute myths and misconceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are several detailed theory chapters in which the authors explain why gay men’s domestic violence occurs, who the batterers are, who the victims are at different stages of victimisation, and how domestic violence can be stopped. A visionary, wide-ranging governmental and private plan of action is introduced, including lists of necessary laws and policies, as well as outlines of strong education, training, and advertising programmes needed in various sectors of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a self-help book, \u003cem\u003eMen Who Beat the Men Who Love Them\u003c\/em\u003e provides practical information on a never-before discussed topic. 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It tries to accomplish this dispassionately, without prejudgement, moral censure, approbation, or more than cursory involvement. Its conclusions are empirical—based solely on the observations of hundreds of hustlers during more than 20 years spent in the operation of a shop specialising in dermagraphics, a natural gathering-point for male prostitutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTherapists and counsellors in all fields of sexual functioning may find here some understanding of the causes and impulses (beyond the popular \"broken home syndrome\") which lead young males into prostitution. It is also intended to signal some of the signposts to danger and serious threats to health that accompany the profession of prostitution. It may also explain to counsellors some of the activities and practices of the male prostitute, enabling them to better understand both the fascination and the peril of the hustler's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong the hustlers, however, the acceptance of such cautionary advice depends on their intelligence and willingness to confront the daily hazards of their existence. The brevity of success in such a calling is also considered, with some consideration for the necessity of long-range planning for the hustler's future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606895247596,"sku":"9781560241126","price":282.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781560241126-men-who-beat-the-men-who-love-them.jpg?v=1778156738"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/david-island.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}