Front Matter

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction ix
5. Men on Trial: The Court of Public Opinion
6. Children v. Demons: The McMartin and Other Witch Hunts 1
7. Wives v. Abusers: The Bobbitt Affair 21
8. Workers v. Harassers: The Hill-Thomas Debate 31
9. Martyrs v. Murderers: The Montreal Massacre 53
10. Rights on Trial: Money Matters
11. Women’s Rights v. Human Rights: The Case of Entitlements 79
12. Maternal Rights v. Paternal Rights: The Case of Children 125
13. Sex on Trial: From Liberation to Separation
14. Power v. Pleasure: The Case of Pornography/Prostitution 157
15. Separatists v. Integrationists: The Case of Sexual Harassment 193
16. Society on Trial: From Classroom to Legislature
17. Female Victims v. Male Victims: The Case of Violence against Women 223
18. Ideological Feminism v. Scholarship: Women’s Studies as a Front 269
19. Misandry v. Equality: A Quiet Revolution 309
20. Appendices
21. Responding to Our Critics: Spreading Misandry Revisited 329
22. Birth of the Bogeyman: One Subtext of Modern Witch Hunts 340
23. Misleading the Public: Statistics Abuse 347
24. Silencing Men: The Trouble with Political Correctness 365
25. Respectable Porn: The Debate over Romance Novels 373
26. Bargaining at Beijing: United Nations or United Women? 391
27. Paved with Entitlements: The Road to Caste 403
28. Here Come the Feds: Case Studies of Affirmative Action and Pay Equity 410
29. Dissing Dads: The Debate over Custody and Child Support 415
30. Gynotopia: Feminism at Academic Conferences 439
31. A Front by Any Other Name: Ideology, Gender Studies, and Women’s Studies 465
32. What’s Sauce for the Goose: Double Standards in a Government Report 471
33. Take That! Comparative Victimology 478
34. Notes 493
35. Index 621