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This book examines the multifaceted nature of gender-based violence (GBV) and the many forms it can take. It explores the area of GBV and its implications on human rights, law, and policy. The book highlights the significance of current international debates around preventing GBV and provides context for understanding GBV as a complex structural phenomenon deeply rooted in gender inequality. It addresses GBV as one of the most notable human rights violations within all societies and provides multiple global perspectives on GBV to address the common challenges and barriers to combating this issue.
Key areas of coverage include:
- Sexual violence.
- Domestic violence.
- Intimate partner violence.
- Media Misogyny.
- Online trolling.
- Discrimination.
- Sex trafficking and modern slavery.
- Preventative Measures and role of men.
International Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians/therapists, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in developmental psychology, family policy, forensic psychology, human rights, public health, criminology/criminal justice, and clinical social work as well as all interrelated disciplines.
List of contents
Foreword.- Chapter 1. Introduction to Gender-Based Violence.- Chapter 2. Violence, Control, Power, and Rage in Female Slaveholder-Slave Relationships.- Chapter 3. Female Victims of Gendered Violence.- Chapter 4. Misconceptions of False Rape Complainants Using Narrative Victimology in India.- Chapter 5. Preventing Men from Committing Sexual Offences.- Chapter 6. Exploring Cultural, Legal, and Societal Factors of Rape in Lesotho.- Chapter 7. Criminological Analysis of Sex Trafficking in India.- Chapter 8. The Role of Cultural Narratives in English Sexual Offences Trials: Beyond Rape Myths.- Chapter 9. Examining Political and Media Constructions of the Racialised "Other" in Terrorism Discourse: A Case Study of Shamima Begum.- Chapter 10. Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Violence Reduction Interventions.- Chapter 11.- Rape Myth Construction in the Adversarial Legal System: Attack as the Best Form of Defence?.- Chapter 12. Gender-Based Violenceon Twitter: A Critical Discourse analysis of Trolling of Rihanna.- Chapter 13. Intimate Partner Abuse and Coercive Control in News Media: A Case Study of Hannah Clarke.- Chapter 14. Exploring the UK's Approach to Child Trafficking of Young Women and Girls: A Human Rights Perspective.
About the author
Madhumita Pandey is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Internationalisation Lead in the Department of Law and Criminology at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. She works in the area of sexual offending, sex offenders and violence against women, particularly focusing on rape, in the Global South. She utilizes a feminist framework to work with both victims and perpetrators of gender-based violence to not only highlight women's vulnerability but also men's responsibility.
