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The Resource Scars across humanity : understanding and overcoming violence against women, Elaine Storkey

Scars across humanity : understanding and overcoming violence against women, Elaine Storkey

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Summary
Every three seconds, a girl under the age of 18 is married somewhere across the world usually without her consent and sometimes to a much older man. Combining rigorous research and compelling personal testimonies, Elaine Storkey investigates the different forms of violence experienced by women across the globe today. From female infanticide and child brides to domestic abuse, prostitution, rape and honour killings, violence against women occurs at all stages of life, and in all cultures and societies. How and why has this violence become so prevalent? Storkey examines the answers that are commonly offered, including theories based on evolutionary psychology and the rise of patriarchal power structures. She also considers the role that religion can play for good or ill in the struggle against this universal injustice
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xi, 276 pages
Contents
  • A global pandemic
  • Violence begins before birth : selective abortion and infanticide
  • Cut for purity : female genital mutilation
  • Early and enforced marriage : child abuse by another name
  • Whose 'honour'? : killings and femicide as reprisals for shame
  • Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide : violence in the home
  • Money, sex and violence : trafficking and prostitution
  • Rape
  • War and sexual violence
  • Why gender-based violence? : it's in our genes : exploring our evolutionary heritage
  • Why gender-based violence? : power and patriarchy
  • Religion and women
  • Christianity and gender : a fuller picture
Isbn
9780281075089
Instance
Label
Scars across humanity : understanding and overcoming violence against women
Title
Scars across humanity
Title remainder
understanding and overcoming violence against women
Statement of responsibility
Elaine Storkey
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Every three seconds, a girl under the age of 18 is married somewhere across the world usually without her consent and sometimes to a much older man. Combining rigorous research and compelling personal testimonies, Elaine Storkey investigates the different forms of violence experienced by women across the globe today. From female infanticide and child brides to domestic abuse, prostitution, rape and honour killings, violence against women occurs at all stages of life, and in all cultures and societies. How and why has this violence become so prevalent? Storkey examines the answers that are commonly offered, including theories based on evolutionary psychology and the rise of patriarchal power structures. She also considers the role that religion can play for good or ill in the struggle against this universal injustice
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DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1943-
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Storkey, Elaine
Dewey number
362.83
Index
index present
LC call number
HV6250.4.W65
LC item number
S79235 2015
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Women
Label
Scars across humanity : understanding and overcoming violence against women, Elaine Storkey
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-268) and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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Contents
A global pandemic -- Violence begins before birth : selective abortion and infanticide -- Cut for purity : female genital mutilation -- Early and enforced marriage : child abuse by another name -- Whose 'honour'? : killings and femicide as reprisals for shame -- Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide : violence in the home -- Money, sex and violence : trafficking and prostitution -- Rape -- War and sexual violence -- Why gender-based violence? : it's in our genes : exploring our evolutionary heritage -- Why gender-based violence? : power and patriarchy -- Religion and women -- Christianity and gender : a fuller picture
Control code
ocn929607578
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
xi, 276 pages
Isbn
9780281075089
Lccn
2015513870
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
99970812184
System control number
(OCoLC)929607578
Label
Scars across humanity : understanding and overcoming violence against women, Elaine Storkey
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-268) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
A global pandemic -- Violence begins before birth : selective abortion and infanticide -- Cut for purity : female genital mutilation -- Early and enforced marriage : child abuse by another name -- Whose 'honour'? : killings and femicide as reprisals for shame -- Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide : violence in the home -- Money, sex and violence : trafficking and prostitution -- Rape -- War and sexual violence -- Why gender-based violence? : it's in our genes : exploring our evolutionary heritage -- Why gender-based violence? : power and patriarchy -- Religion and women -- Christianity and gender : a fuller picture
Control code
ocn929607578
Dimensions
20 cm
Extent
xi, 276 pages
Isbn
9780281075089
Lccn
2015513870
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
99970812184
System control number
(OCoLC)929607578

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