Fraternizing With The Enemy
by John J. Xenakis

 

New Book on Gender Issues Covers Wide Variety of Topics

Topics include: Marriage, Rape, Sexual Harassment, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, Feminism, Divorce and Custody -- Even Dating Services

The following is a list of topics covered by the book Fraternizing with The Enemy:

Marriage
    Why twice as many women as men file for divorce.
    Research that indicates why women become dissatisfied with
        their marriages -- almost overnight after wedding day.
    How you can evaluate your own marriage.
    How you can save your marriage -- and why.

Rape How women's groups treat rape as a fund-raising vehicle. How women's groups send the message that rape is OK. How women's groups hurt the credibility of real rape victims. How serious is date rape? Latest research on how rapists get away with what they do. Research relating pornography to rape.

Sexual Harassment How women lost millions of good paying jobs by pursual of aggressive sexual harassment policies. How sexual harassment policies have hurt women in the workplace. How to actually reduce sexual harassment, instead of just talking about reducing it.

Child Abuse "Sociopathic" child abuse versus "transactional" child abuse. Latest HHS figures on types of child abuse and perpetrators. Why women's activists don't discuss physical and emotional child abuse. How to reduce child abuse.

Domestic Violence National Family Violence Survey figures on family violence. Seeking help if you're in a violent relationship. What to do to save a relationship which contains some violence. Why women stay with violent husbands. Why violence by women is important, and why the feminist view of violence by women is wrong. How women's activists exploit lesbians: Using them for fund-raising, but ignoring them when they're in violent relationships What kind of children become batterers?

Feminism How feminists, through Emily's List and NOW, are by far the wealthiest and most powerful political force in the country Analysis of feminist literature and feminist "theory." How feminist organizations put politics ahead of women. Why fewer women are calling themselves feminists. Why "power feminism" is important for women. Why feminists claim that (promoting) marriage is dangerous for women. A plea for male activism and the male point of view.

Divorce and Custody How social workers think. Why social workers try to prevent children from seeing their fathers. Why social workers treat men so contemptuously. How social workers ignore child abuse by women. How social worker organizations benefit by bringing false domestic violence charges.

Other Gender Topics In praise of "girls" How women and men control each other. Business etiquette - why women are different from men. The worst dates from hell. Dating services. For single women: How to find the man of your dreams. How men regulate their powerful emotions. Jackie O - A Retrospective. Computer games for girls. Differences between men and women online.


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