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Forsaken females : the global brutalization of women

"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."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2006
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md., ©2006
Ithaca College authors
xvi, 253 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780742545786, 9780742545793, 9780742580428, 0742545784, 0742545792, 0742580423
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pt. 1. Understanding the context of violence against women
Perspectives on violence against women : historical, methodological, and theoretical
The sociopolitical conditions that predispose women to violence
pt. 2. Violent practices
Femicide: infanticide and feticide
Female genital cutting : clitoridectomy, female circumcision, FGM, or rite of passage
Sexual violence
Sexual slavery
Trafficking in women
Intimate partner violence
Honor killing
pt. 3. Consequences and possibilities
The impact of violence against women
Working toward a world without violence against women