Forsaken Females The Global Brutalization of Women

Name: Forsaken Females The Global Brutalization of Women
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ISBN: 9780742545793

ISBN-10: 0742545792

ISBN-13: 9780742545793

Edition: 2006

Authors: Andrea Parrot, Nina Cummings

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Forsaken Females describes the varied types of brutalization women experience through the life course, as well as historical and theoretical perspectives of global violence against women. The book illuminates the diverse ideologies and cultural conditions that condone and perpetuate the brutality that victimizes women. 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.

Book details

List price: $49.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/2/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 270
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.08" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Preface


Cultural Quotes Perpetuating Violence


Acknowledgments



Understanding the Context of Violence against Women



Perspectives on Violence against Women: Historical, Methodological, and Theoretical



The Sociopolitical Conditions that Predispose Women to Violence



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



Consequences and Possibilities



The Impact of Violence against Women



Working toward a World without Violence against Women


Reference List


Index


About the Authors