Gender Based Violence: Causes and Remedies

240 Pages·2012·8.547 MB·English

by  John Simister

FAMILY ISSUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

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ENDER ASED IOLENCE

C R
AUSES AND EMEDIES

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FAMILY ISSUES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

G B V :
ENDER ASED IOLENCE

C R
AUSES AND EMEDIES

JOHN SIMISTER

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Gender based violence : causes and remedies / editor, John Simister.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: (cid:28)(cid:26)(cid:27)(cid:16)(cid:20)(cid:16)(cid:25)(cid:20)(cid:28)(cid:23)(cid:21)(cid:16)(cid:27)(cid:23)(cid:20)(cid:16)(cid:25) (eBook))
1. Wife abuse. 2. Women--Violence against. 3. Family violence. I. Simister, J. (John)
HV6626.G464 2011
362.82'92--dc23
2011053227

Published by Nova Science Publishers, Inc.  New York
This book is dedicated to the campaigners, politicians, medical professionals, and
researchers who work to prevent GBV: they are building a better world, where women will be
less at risk from domestic violence. No woman should be abused.

CONTENTS

Preface ix 
Chapter 1 Introduction 1 
Chapter 2 What Is 'Gender Based Violence' (GBV)? 9 
Chapter 3 GBV Harms Women and Children 19 
Chapter 4 Prevalence of GBV Worldwide 25 
Chapter 5 Attitudes to Acceptability of GBV 37 
Chapter 6 Trends in GBV Prevalence, and in Attitudes to GBV 49 
Chapter 7 GBV and Patriarchy 57 
Chapter 8 Effects of Female Seclusion and Nomadic Pastoralism 81
on GBV Risk  
Chapter 9 GBV Is Associated with Childhood Socialization 101 
Chapter 10 GBV Is Bullying, in which a Stronger Person Hits a Weaker Person 109 
Chapter 11 GBV and Women’s Earnings 115 
Chapter 12 Alcohol Increases the Risk of GBV 137 
Chapter 13 GBV May be Related to Cortisol 147 
Chapter 14 Violence, and GBV in Particular, Happen More at Stressful
Temperatures 157 
Chapter 15 We Need a Global Intervention to Reduce GBV 169 
Chapter 16 Conclusion: What Should we Do now? 175
Appendix: Statistics on GBV Prevalence Worldwide 183 
References 203 
Index 219