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Understanding and tackling violence against women
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 14x22cm
Pages: 330
ISBN: 9788859012290
Publication date: 01/11/2016
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This book presents a concise yet in-depth look at the phenomenon of male violence against women, in its individual and social implications, and it provides professionals with suggestions for effective professional intervention, analysing the opportunities and the relational competences needed to guide others in escaping violence and promoting a culture of gender equality and respect for differences.
What gender does violence have? is dedicated to those who wish to understand what everybody (whether family, friend or simply citizen) can do and how the various professionals and other people involved in voluntary work can act in order to prevent abuse and promote paths to freedom. The book is supplemented with a series of in-depth accounts by women, whether victims of abuse and ill-treatment, or professionals working on the front line against gender violence.
In collaboration with Marcella Pirrone
PART ONE. Understanding and tackling gender violence
Gender and violence
Misconceptions and stereotypes about male violence against women
Forms of male violence against women. Forms of gender-based ill-treatment
The dynamics of gender violence in couples
When abuse in couples becomes chronic
Material and psychological obstacles which make it difficult to end a relationship
The role of others. Typical relational movements experienced by relatives, friends, acquaintances and professionals regarding violence in couples
Consequences for women's health and that of their children
Becoming informed witnesses
PART TWO. Professional help and paths to escaping violence
Listening to a woman in a situation of violence
Places to start over from: local anti-violence networks
Recognising risks and imagining protection scenarios
Paths to escaping violence
Legal means which support women and their children in situations of violence (M. Pirrone)
Stories of after
Data from the World Health Organisation on violence towards women indicates that an astonishing 1 out of 3 women (35% of the world's population) have over their lifetime been subjugated to some kind of violence by a man, often in the first 16 years of their lives. 1 femicide out of 4 is carried out by a partner.
The data is alarming.
Despite awareness campaigns, unfortunately the phenomenon mostly remains hidden: 9 out of 10 times the crime is never reported.
Yet in relationships there are certain clear signs, real warning bells that should never been underestimated, even if they appear harmless.
Centro Studi Erickson, with their book What Gender Does Violence Have, offers a guide to the worrying signs never to be underestimated in a relationship.
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