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Gender based violence : causes and remedies / John Simister.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simister, J. (John)
- Series:
- Family issues in the 21st century series.
- Social issues, justice and status series.
- Family Issues in the 21st Century
- Social Issues, Justice and Status
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wife abuse.
- Women--Violence against.
- Women.
- Family violence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (240 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book analyses domestic violence against women, inflicted by the woman's husband or cohabiting partner. The main focus is on physical violence and sexual and emotional violence is also discussed. The term used to describe such violence is "Gender Based Violence" (GBV). GBV is a problem in every country; in the world as a whole, there may be over a billion women who have experienced domestic violence from their husband or male partner. For many women, such violence is a regular occurrence, and is seen as normal by many women and men. This book uses scientific data collected by household surveys, and from crime statistics; it investigates not only the prevalence of violence, but also attitudes to such violence the extent to which a woman, and/or her partner, consider domestic violence against women to be acceptable or even appropriate in certain circumstances.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- What is "gender based violence" (GBV)?
- GBV harms women and children
- Prevalence of GBV worldwide
- Attitudes to acceptability of GBV
- Trends in GBV prevalence and attitudes
- Patriarchal culture & "gender deviance neutralization" cause GBV
- Effects of female seclusion and nomadic pastoralism on GBV risk
- GBV is associated with childhood socialization
- GBV is bullying: a stronger person hits a weaker person
- GBV and women's earnings
- Alcohol increases the risk of GBV
- GBV may be related to cortisol
- GBV is sometimes a response to stressful temperatures
- We need a global intervention to reduce GBV
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 15, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-61942-841-5
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