The Public Nature of Private Violence

Women and the Discovery of Abuse

Buch | Softcover

436 Seiten

1994
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-90845-0 (ISBN)

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Explores diverse feminist and legal responses to domestic violence across cultures. Argues that domestic violence must be viewed in its social and cultural context and offers suggestions for those dealing with incidents of abuse.

Martha Albertson Fineman, Roxanne Mykitiuk

Preface Section I: Images of Violence Reframing Domestic Violence: Terrorism in the Home the Violence of Privacy Victimization or Oppression? Women's Lives, Violence and Agency Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color Section II: Feminist Theory and Legal Norms Child Thats Got Her Own Child Abuse: A Problem for Feminist Theory Abuse by Any Other Name: Feminism, Power and Intra-Lesbian Violence The Death Penalty and the Domestic Discount Section III: International and Comparative Perspectives on Domestic Violence Domestic Violence in Ghana: Some Initial Questions Killing the Angel in the House: Digging for the Political Vortex of Male Violence Against Women Civil Remedies for Childhood Sexual Abuse in Canada: Trying to Bread the Silence Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Issue Section IV: Policy Postscript Private Violence and Public Obligation: The Fulcrum of Reason

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.2.1995
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	1550 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-415-90845-0 / 0415908450
ISBN-13	978-0-415-90845-0 / 9780415908450
Zustand	Neuware