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Marital rape : consent, marriage, and social change in global context / edited by Kersti Yllo and M. Gabriela Torres.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Interpersonal violence.
- Interpersonal Violence Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rape in marriage.
- Marital violence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (265 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Marital Rape is the first book to examine rape in marriage as a global problem affecting millions of women. While legal and cultural conceptions of marital rape vary widely -- from criminal assault to wifely duty -- the authors document that forced sex undermines the physical and psychological well-being of women in all cultures.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-023838-0
- 0-19-061520-6
- 0-19-023837-2
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