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Gender Violence: A Cultural Perspective

Sally Engle Merry

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Description:Taking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and important directions in intervention and reform.Uses stories, personal accounts, case studies and a global perspective to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of forms of violence in gendered relationshipsExtensively covers many forms of gender violence including domestic violence, rape, murder, wartime sexual assault, prison and police violence, female genital cutting, dowry murders, female infanticide, "honor" killings, and sex traffickingExamines major approaches to diminishing gender violence such as criminalization, batterer retraining programs, and human rights interventionsHighlights the role of social movements in defining the problem and mobilizing reforms in the US and internationallyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gender Violence: A Cultural Perspective. To get started finding Gender Violence: A Cultural Perspective, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Taking an anthropological perspective, this comprehensive book offers a highly readable and concise overview of what constitutes gender violence, its social context, and important directions in intervention and reform.Uses stories, personal accounts, case studies and a global perspective to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of forms of violence in gendered relationshipsExtensively covers many forms of gender violence including domestic violence, rape, murder, wartime sexual assault, prison and police violence, female genital cutting, dowry murders, female infanticide, "honor" killings, and sex traffickingExamines major approaches to diminishing gender violence such as criminalization, batterer retraining programs, and human rights interventionsHighlights the role of social movements in defining the problem and mobilizing reforms in the US and internationallyWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gender Violence: A Cultural Perspective. To get started finding Gender Violence: A Cultural Perspective, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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