Violence and Abuse in Contemporary China

This book explores violence and abuse in contemporary China within different contexts related to age, gender and sexuality. It focuses primarily on violence and abuse against women, children and young people especially within the family and intimate relationships.

About the author

Alessandra Aresu is a Research Fellow at the Universities of Bristol and Westminster

Marianne Hester is Professor of Gender, Violence and International Policy and head of the Centre for Gender and Violence Research at the University of Bristol

Summary

This book explores violence and abuse in contemporary China within different contexts related to age, gender and sexuality. It focuses primarily on violence and abuse against women, children and young people especially within the family and intimate relationships. Drawing on recent original research by academics both inside and outside China, it discusses psychological, physical and sexual abuse. It examines how concepts of masculinity and femininity relate to violence and abuse, highlights the problems of discovering how prevalent violence and abuse are in China, and assesses the effectiveness of education in combating violence and abuse.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alessanda Aresu (Editor), Alessanda (University of Bristol Aresu (Editor), Marianne Hester (Editor)
• Authors: Alessanda (University of Bristol Aresu
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2018
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work
• EAN: 9780415870276
• ISBN: 978-0-415-87027-6
• Pages: 256
• Series: Comparative Development and Policy in Asia; Comparative Development and Policy in Asia