Forsaken Females: The Global Brutalization of WomenRowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006 M06 8 - 270 páginas Women around the world routinely suffer from beatings, rape, torture and murder. These are not the practices of a few demented individuals, but are often institutionalized, culturally-sanctioned behaviors. Millions of women live in a constant state of isolation, terror and fear; for most, escape is nearly impossible due to economic, social, or cultural restrictions. Forsaken Females describes the many types of global brutalization that occur against women: including feticide, infanticide, female genital mutilation, sexual slavery, honor killing, acid attacks, trafficking, dowry death, rape, and intimate partner violence. The violence is varied in both method and practice and is often supported by patriarchal ideologies or policies that maintain the social conditions and cultural framework that accept womenOs brutalization. Forsaken Females also addresses the physical, emotional and economic impact of the violence. The discussion is structured around the experiences of women who describe their personal victimization. Each chapter concludes with examples of promising policies and practices developed to address and reduce violence perpetrated against women. |
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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