Empowerment Self-Defense. Theory, Research and Practice

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Book
January 2025
Elsevier Science and Technology
ID: 5986996

Empowerment Self-Defense: Theory, Research and Practice explores the theory, research, and practice of empowerment self-defense as a sexual assault prevention approach. This book begins with introductory chapters that introduce key issues and theory, including the theoretical underpinnings of empowerment self-defense, the difference between empowerment self-defense and martial arts, as well as myths and misconceptions about the approach. The second section include a series of chapters that summarize research on empowerment self-defense. The final section of the book will address special topics, including implementation of empowerment self-defense for indigenous population, individuals with disabilities, and transgender women.

Nationwide, 81% of women have reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment and/or assault in their lifetime. Sexual assault prevention programs vary in their approaches and one approach empowerment self-defense, strengthens an individual’s ability to prevent and respond to threat, and holds great promise for stopping violence and reducing inequality.

PART 1: Introduction The Theory and Practice of Empowerment Self Defense
1. Introduction to the Volume
2. Defining Empowerment Self Defense: What it is and What it isn't
3. History of Empowerment Self-Defense as a Feminist Rape Prevention Approach
4. Empowerment Self-Defense: Common Elements
5. Empowerment Self-Defense as a Trauma Informed Approach to Healing
6. What Does It Mean to Defend Yourself in a Space Where the Resistance of Women is Criminalized?
7. Empowerment Self-Defense: A Global Effort for Change
8. Empowerment Self-Defense as a Component of the Gender Justice Movement: Personal Perspectives from the Founders

PART 2: Researching Empowerment Self-Defense How We Know it "Works�
9. Positioning Empowerment Self-Defense as a Part of Rape Prevention Efforts
10. It Works! Outcomes of Empowerment Self-Defense Programs
11. Processes of Change in Empowerment Self-Defense
12. Assessing the Impact of Empowerment Self-Defense

PART 3: Empowerment Self-Defense for Targeted Population
13. Indigenous Populations and the Implementation of Empowerment Self-Defense
14. Empowerment Self-Defense for Individuals with Disabilities
15. Empowerment Self-Defense for Vulnerable Populations
16. Empowerment Self-Defense for Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
17. Varying Approaches to Including Men in Empowerment Self-Defense Programs

PART 4: Implementation and Dissemination of Empowerment Self-Defense
18. Recommendations for Teaching Empowerment Self-Defense in the Classroom
19. Future Directions: Charting a Path forward for Empowerment Self-Defense

Authors

Lindsay M. Orchowski Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Associate Professor (Research) at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and a Staff Psychologist at Rhode Island Hospital. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Ohio University, where she studied under the apprenticeship of Dr. Christine A. Gidycz in the Laboratory for the Study and Prevention of Sexual Assault. In concert with collaborators, she has published three prior evaluations of sexual assault prevention programs for college women (Gidycz et al., 2006; Orchowski et al., 2008; Gidycz et al., 2015), as well as prevention approaches for college men (Orchowski et al., 2018; Gidycz et al., 2011), and has authored work on the implementation of sexual assault prevention programs for men (Gidycz et al., 2011), and the supervision of such work (Orchowski et al., 2011). As a Principal Investigator, she completed a NIAAA-funded research examining sexual assault prevention with college men, and is currently the Principal Investigator of two CDC-funded evaluations of sexual assault prevention, risk reduction, and bystander intervention programming among high school and middle school students, and a Department of Defense Funded evaluation of sexual assault prevention for men in the military. She has previously published Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Resistance: Theory, Research and Practice with Elsevier, as well as Engaging Boys and Men in Sexual Assault Prevention: Theory, Research and Practice with American Psychological Association. Jocelyn Hollander University of Oregon, Department of Sociology, Eugene, USA. Dr. Jocelyn Hollander is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon. For the past 20 years, her research has focused on the effectiveness of empowerment self-defense training for preventing gender-based violence, as well as its potential to empower women and challenge inequalities. She is the author of articles on these topics in Gender & Society, Psychology of Women Quarterly, Revue des Sciences Sociales, Sociology Compass, Violence Against Women, Feminism & Psychology, as well as in the volume Sexual Assault Risk Reduction and Resistance, edited by Lindsay Orchowski and Christine Gidycz. In addition, Professor Hollander has taught empowerment self-defense for over 30 years, including at Stanford University and the University of Oregon.

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