Forsaken Females: The Global Brutalization of WomenRowman & Littlefield, 2006 - 253 páginas Forsaken Females describes the varied types of violence women experience throughout the life course, from female infanticide and genital mutilation to sexual slavery and trafficking. From a truly global perspective, the book illuminates the diverse ideologies and cultural conditions that condone and perpetuate such brutality against women. In their own compelling words, women describe their personal experiences, victimization, and horrors. This book also addresses the physical, emotional, and economic impact of such violence, and each chapter concludes with examples of promising policies and practices developed to address and reduce violence against women. Book jacket. |
Contenido
PERSPECTIVES ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN HISTORICAL METHODOLOGICAL AND THEORETICAL | 3 |
THE SOCIOPOLITICAL CONDITIONS THAT PREDISPOSE WOMEN TO VIOLENCE | 23 |
VIOLENT PRACTICES | 51 |
FEMICIDE INFANTICIDE AND FETICIDE | 53 |
FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING CLITORIDECTOMY FEMALE CIRCUMCISION FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OR RITE OF PASSAGE | 69 |
SEXUAL VIOLENCE | 93 |
SEXUAL SLAVERY | 115 |
TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN | 135 |
HONOR KILLING | 173 |
CONSEQUENCES AND POSSIBILITIES | 189 |
THE IMPACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | 191 |
WORKING TOWARD A WORLD WITHOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN | 201 |
REFERENCE LIST | 209 |
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS | |
INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE | 151 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Forsaken Females: The Global Brutalization of Women Andrea Parrot,Nina Cummings Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Forsaken Females: The Global Brutalization of Women Andrea Parrot,Nina Cummings Vista de fragmentos - 2006 |
Forsaken Females: The Global Brutalization of Women Andrea Parrot,Nina Cummings Vista de fragmentos - 1992 |
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