Violence against women : criminological perspectives on men's violences / Nicole Westmarland.

By:

Westmarland, Nicole

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015Description: xvii, 176 pages ; 24 cm Media type:

ISBN:

1843923998
9781843923985
9781315768830

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

362.8292 WES 23

Summary: Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet the full range of men's violences against women - perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions - isn't always written about. It is only by looking across these different spheres that the true extent of men's violences against women becomes clear. This book covers all of the main forms of violence against women, looking at it from a research, policy, and practice perspective. Including discussion of 15 different types of violence against women, this book offers an introduction to such a broad range of topics, and for including chapters on violences that have rarely been written about, as well as those that are more commonly discussed and those that have been sidelined in recent years.

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Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	362.8292 WES (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39002100693515

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet very few books look at the full range of men's violences against women - perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions. While books that look at different types of violence, such as domestic violence, 'honour' based violence and rape in isolation are useful for depth, it is only by looking across these different spheres that the true extent of men's violences against women becomes clear. This book usefully covers all of the main forms of violence against women, looking at it from a research, policy, and practice perspective.

Including discussion of fifteen different types of violence against women, this book is original in offering an introduction to such a broad range of topics, and for including chapters on violences that have rarely been written about, as well as those that are more commonly discussed and those that have been sidelined in recent years. By bringing together work on violence against women committed by partners, family members, strangers, acquaintances, institutions and businesses, this book widens the lens through which we view men's violences against women.

Violence against Women is essential reading for criminologists and sociologists who want to be up to date with cutting-edge knowledge on this topic. It is also an invaluable text for those training to enter or become qualified in the specialist domestic and sexual violence sector.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Violence against women is an enduring problem around the globe, yet the full range of men's violences against women - perpetrated in relationships, in the family, in public spaces, and in institutions - isn't always written about. It is only by looking across these different spheres that the true extent of men's violences against women becomes clear. This book covers all of the main forms of violence against women, looking at it from a research, policy, and practice perspective. Including discussion of 15 different types of violence against women, this book offers an introduction to such a broad range of topics, and for including chapters on violences that have rarely been written about, as well as those that are more commonly discussed and those that have been sidelined in recent years.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword
Section 1 Men's Violences in Relationships
1 Fatal violence against women - partner homicide
2 Physical partner violence
3 Intimate partner sexual violence
4 Psychological abuse
Section 2 Men's Violences in the Family
5 Violence against mothers and grandmothers
6 Forced Marriage
7 'Honour' based violence and killings
8 Female Genital Mutilation
9 Familial rape and abuse
Section 3 Men's Violences in Public Spaces
10 Sexual violence and harassment in the work place
11 Street and public space violence
12 Stranger and acquaintance rape
Section 4 Men's Violences in Institutions
13 Sexual violence, celebrity culture, and public institutions
14 Institutional abuse in residential care
15 Violence against women in higher education institutions
16 Afterword - On Outrage

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Nicole Westmarland is Professor of Criminology at Durham University and Co-Director of the Durham Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse. She has held a number of policy, practice, and activist roles alongside her academic career, including Chair of Rape Crisis (England and Wales) and Special Advisor to the House of Commons Joint Committee on Human Rights for its Inquiry into Violence against Women and Girls.