Waubonsee Community College

Forsaken females, the global brutalization of women, Andrea Parrot and Nina Cummings

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-237) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Forsaken females

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Andrea Parrot and Nina Cummings

"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

the global brutalization of women

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