Chapter 32 Further Reading: Rejection, Harassment, and Violence

Crisis Resources

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out:

  • National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) | online.rainn.org (chat available)
  • National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | thehotline.org
  • Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
  • National Center for Victims of Crime Stalking Resource Center: victimsofcrime.org/stalking-resource-center
  • Love Is Respect (dating abuse hotline): 1-866-331-9474 | loveisrespect.org
  • Campus Resources: Contact your campus Title IX office, Dean of Students office, or campus counseling center for local support

Foundational Research

Stark, E. (2007). Coercive Control: How Men Entrap Women in Personal Life. Oxford University Press. The book that reframed IPV research around patterns of control rather than discrete violent acts. Influential on policy as well as research.

Johnson, M. P. (2008). A Typology of Domestic Violence: Intimate Terrorism, Violent Resistance, and Situational Couple Violence. Northeastern University Press. The definitive statement of Johnson's typology — essential reading for anyone working in IPV research or policy.

Mullen, P. E., Pathé, M., & Purcell, R. (2000). Stalkers and Their Victims. Cambridge University Press. The foundational clinical study, introducing the typology of stalker motivations used in this chapter.

Empirical Reviews

Banyard, V. L., Plante, E. G., & Moynihan, M. M. (2004). "Bystander education: Bringing a broader community perspective to sexual violence prevention." Journal of Community Psychology, 32(1), 61–79. The key early paper on bystander prevention programs.

Spitzberg, B. H., & Cupach, W. R. (2007). The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication (2nd ed.). Routledge. Contains extensive coverage of obsessive relational intrusion and stalking.

Stop Street Harassment. (2014). Unsafe and Harassed in Public Spaces: A National Street Harassment Report. Free online. The primary source for U.S. prevalence data on street harassment.

Ideology and Radicalization

Ging, D. (2019). "Alphas, Betas, and Incels: Theorizing the Masculinities of the Manosphere." Men and Masculinities, 22(4), 638–657. The best academic overview of incel ideology and its relationship to broader online masculinity movements.

Moonshot CVE. Research reports on incel radicalization and counter-narratives. Free online at moonshotcve.com.

For Further Study

Fairchild, K., & Rudman, L. A. (2008). "Everyday stranger harassment and women's objectification." Social Justice Research, 21(3), 338–357. Empirical study on the psychological consequences of street harassment.

Bushman, B. J., Bonacci, A. M., van Dijk, M., & Baumeister, R. F. (2003). "Narcissism, sexual refusal, and aggression: Testing a narcissistic reactance model of sexual coercion." Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(5), 1027–1040. The rejection-aggression study discussed in the chapter.

See also: Chapter 31 (objectification and the structural conditions that produce entitlement) and Chapter 33 (technology-facilitated harassment and abuse).