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Title: |
Violence & Aggression Around the Globe |
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| Edited by: |
Patricia M Verrity |
| ISBN10-13: |
1600212352 : 9781600212352 |
| Illustrations: |
tables & charts |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
188 |
| Weight: |
.612 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - May 2007 |
| List Price: |
172.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Violence in society |
| Domestic violence is control by one partner over another in a dating, marital or live-in relationship. The means of control include physical, sexual, emotional and economic abuse, threats and isolation. Survivors face many obstacles in trying to end the abuse in their lives. These obstacles include psychological and economic entrapment, physical isolation and lack of social support, challenges to religious and cultural values, fear of social judgement, threats and intimidation over custody or separation, immigration status or disabilities and lack of viable alternatives. Despite the vastness and power of these challenges most are able to overcome them because of increased public, legal and health care awareness and improved community resources that enable survivors to rebuild their lives. Domestic violence occurs in every culture, country and age group. It affects people from all socioeconomic, educational and religious backgrounds and takes place in same sex as well as heterosexual relationships. Women with fewer resources or greater perceived vulnerability -- girls and those experiencing physical or psychiatric disabilities or living below the poverty line -- are at even greater risk for domestic violence and lifetime abuse. Children are also affected by domestic violence, even if they do not witness it directly. The book examines crucial issues in the field from a variety of countries. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Domestic Violence: Some Problems with Current English Law and Some Proposed Solutions; Schizophrenia and Violence: A Common Developmental Pathway?; Schizophrenia and Violence: The Overlap; Mutual versus One-Sided Physical Aggression: Findings from a General Population Survey of Aggression among Adults; Narratives and Discourses in Groups for Male Batterers; The Relationship between Conflict, Homicidal Violence and Crime in Colombia: A Spatial Analysis; Domestic Violence: Main Results from French Studies; Bride Burning in India; Index. |
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