Gender And Domestic Violence In The Caribbean

Author : Ann Marie Bissessar,Camille Huggins
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030734725

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Gender and Domestic Violence in the Caribbean by Ann Marie Bissessar,Camille Huggins Pdf

Domestic violence, interpersonal violence, intimate partner violence, or gender-based violence continues to be a social problem that is rarely understood or discussed in many parts of society, worldwide. The same holds true in the Anglophone Caribbean. Most Caribbean societies are patriarchal in nature, as most men govern and create the political and economic landscape where citizens live. This edited volume brings together reputable scholars of rigorous academic research from various disciplines (e.g., political science, law, linguistics, criminology, nursing, social work and psychology) to clearly explain the conceptual definition of domestic violence within the Latin American and Caribbean region’s socio-political context. It will highlight who are the perpetrators as well as the victims of domestic violence and the consequences of allowing domestic violence to perpetuate in the region. This book is unique in the market today, as it is the only book grounded in the Caribbean providing a comprehensive overview of domestic violence with regards to the significance, victims, perpetrators, and the consequences.

Author : Ramona Biholar,Dacia L. Leslie
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000592214

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Critical Caribbean Perspectives on Preventing Gender-Based Violence by Ramona Biholar,Dacia L. Leslie Pdf

This book explores the widespread problem of gender-based violence in the Anglophone Caribbean, exploring reasons for its perpetuation and proposing viable policy and programming solutions to prevent it. Drawing on the work of a multidisciplinary team of Caribbean researchers and practitioners, the book explores the ways in which violence victimisation and perpetration have been socially and institutionally shaped, and supported by fixed gender codes. Key themes in the book include the institutional frameworks and structural inequalities that perpetuate gender-based violence, the role of the church both in perpetuating the problem and its potential to combat it, the role of law, access to justice, and governmental and non-governmental responses to gender-based violence. The book covers violence against women, but also explores women as perpetrators, men and boys as victims, and gender-based violence against young persons. It also demonstrates the ways in which gender-based violence can further marginalise already marginalised groups, such as members of the LBTQ+ community or persons with disabilities. Bridging the divide between academia, government, and civil society, this book challenges the normalisation of gender-based violence in the Anglophone Caribbean and proposes viable, culturally relevant solutions for prevention. It will be of interest to researchers and practitioners working on issues related to gender, the Caribbean, global development, criminology, and human rights.

Author : Ann Marie Bissessar,Camille Huggins
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030884765

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Domestic Violence in the Anglophone Caribbean by Ann Marie Bissessar,Camille Huggins Pdf

Domestic violence continues to be a social problem that is rarely understood or discussed in many parts of the world. The same holds true in the Anglophone Caribbean. The Caribbean context is unique as it was birthed out of colonization, which was violent and brutal for those who were forced to migrate from another country as enslaved labor, as well as for those who were conquered out of their lands. Most Caribbean islands’ societies were created and developed by slaves, colonizers, and indentured servants. This history has left an indelible scar on all involved, which is exemplified by the antagonistic way people interact, whether it is between races, ethnicities, religions, or gender. Traditionally, domestic relationships and causal factors for domestic violence has been investigated from a myriad of perspectives including the ethnic lineage of the participants. However, in the Caribbean due to its historic origins, domestic violence should also be examined through the lens of its colonial past. This book examines the consequences of allowing domestic violence to perpetuate in the region. It then looks at some of practices used to provide support and find justice for victims and perpetrators in a Caribbean cultural context.

Author : Andrew R. Morrison,Mary Ellsberg,Sarah Bott
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Women
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Addressing Gender-based Violence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region by Andrew R. Morrison,Mary Ellsberg,Sarah Bott Pdf

The authors examine good practice approaches in justice, health, education, and multisectoral approaches. In each sector, they identify good practices for: (1) law and policies; (2) institutional reforms; (3) community-level interventions; and (4) individual behavior change strategies. The authors offer conclusions and recommendations for future work on gender-based violence: It is essential to focus on the prevention of GBV, not just on services for its survivors. Prevention is best achieved by empowering women and reducing gender disparities, and by changing norms and attitudes which foster violence. Interventions should employ a multisectoral approach and work at different levels--individual, community, institutional, and laws and policies. GBV may be common in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, but there are promising approaches available to begin working toward its elimination"--Abstract.

Author : Diane Alméras,United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Women and Development Unit
Publisher : Santiago, Chile : United Nations
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Abused wives
ISBN : UCSD:31822029606092

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Violence Against Women in Couples by Diane Alméras,United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. Women and Development Unit Pdf

Author : Roberta Clarke
Publisher : U N I F E M
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173009811470

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Violence Against Women in the Caribbean by Roberta Clarke Pdf

This section covers a whole range of human rights issues, including violence against women, trafficking and female genital mutilation. You will find several excellent new titles that show how activists are working to end gender-specific violence, including Breaking the Earthenware Jar, which offers lessons from South Asia, and With an End in Sight, which describes a number of successful initiatives from around the world. Our best-selling Rights of Women is also featured here. Titles on armed conflict and the peace process can be found in a separate section As well as looking at recent law reforms, actions by police and Women's Bureaux, campaigns by women's groups and the opening of crisis centres and shelters in the English-speaking Caribbean and Suriname, this book also offers recommendations for action. Includes regional human rights instruments; model legislation; bibliography; statistics; list of organizations.

Author : Rhoda Reddock
Publisher : Caricom
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Families
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173015338774

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Women and Family in the Caribbean by Rhoda Reddock Pdf

Author : Andrew Morrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290705019

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Addressing Gender-Based Violence in the Latin American and Caribbean Region by Andrew Morrison Pdf

Morrison, Ellsberg, and Bott present an overview of gender-based violence (GBV) in Latin America, with special emphasis on good practice interventions to prevent GBV or offer services to its survivors or perpetrators. Intimate partner violence and sexual coercion are the most common forms of GBV, and these are the types of GBV that they analyze.GBV has serious consequences for women's health and well-being, ranging from fatal outcomes, such as homicide, suicide, and AIDS-related deaths, to nonfatal outcomes, such as physical injuries, chronic pain syndrome, gastrointestinal disorders, complications during pregnancy, miscarriage, and low birth-weight of children. GBV also poses significant costs for the economies of developing countries, including lower worker productivity and incomes, and lower rates of accumulation of human and social capital.The authors examine good practice approaches in justice, health, education, and multisectoral approaches. In each sector, they identify good practices for: (1) law and policies; (2) institutional reforms; (3) community-level interventions; and (4) individual behavior change strategies.The authors offer conclusions and recommendations for future work on gender-based violence:- It is essential to focus on the prevention of GBV, not just on services for its survivors.- Prevention is best achieved by empowering women and reducing gender disparities, and by changing norms and attitudes which foster violence.- Interventions should employ a multisectoral approach and work at different levels - individual, community, institutional, and laws and policies.GBV may be common in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, but there are promising approaches available to begin working toward its elimination.This paper - a product of the Poverty Sector Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region - is part of a larger effort in the region to address issues of violence and its impact on development.

Author : Gemma Tang Nain,Barbara Evelyn Bailey
Publisher : Ian Randle Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Gender identity
ISBN : 9789766371661

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Gender Equality in the Caribbean by Gemma Tang Nain,Barbara Evelyn Bailey Pdf

A collection of essays by a number of outstanding women of the Caribbean on the situation of women in the region, in the period since the Beijing Conference of 1995. Examining a range of issues including education, poverty, decision-making, and violence, the authors expose continuing burdens and disadvantages faced by women.

Author : Pat Ellis
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1856499332

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Women, Gender and Development in the Caribbean by Pat Ellis Pdf

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Author : Elsa Leo-Rhynie,Barbara Bailey,Christine Barrow
Publisher : James Currey
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Gender identity
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173004362096

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Gender by Elsa Leo-Rhynie,Barbara Bailey,Christine Barrow Pdf

This volume brings together a wide range of research findings, theoretical perspectives, and policy prescriptions in a study of gender issues as they relate to the Caribbean region. It highlights the key issues as well as the wide range of Caribbean countries' experiences.

Author : Ava Kanyeredzi
Publisher : Springer
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137583895

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Race, Culture, and Gender by Ava Kanyeredzi Pdf

This book presents an in-depth account of nine Black British women’s experiences of violence and abuse. Through in depth interviews and analysis the author reveals their feelings of being silenced as children, women, Black women and as victims/survivors. Being silenced or staying silent about experiences of violence and abuse are key influences in how and when women access help and support and Kanyeredzi illuminates missed opportunities in how and when this help and support can and should be given. Based on women’s descriptions of how they felt supported, listened to, yet ‘unheard’, chapters explore what professionals might face in the process of supporting Black women who access these services. The book contributes valuable understanding to the growing literature discussing challenges faced by minoritised women attempting to live full lives in the UK. It also includes images created as part of the project. This book is a useful resource for victims/survivors, students, researchers, clinical psychologists, counsellors, health professionals, social workers, educators and specialised violence support organisations.

Author : Yonique Campbell,Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 93 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000983319

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Gender Inequality and Women’s Citizenship by Yonique Campbell,Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers Pdf

Gender Inequality and Women’s Citizenship combines cases across Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago to highlight the range of systemic inequalities that impact women in the Anglo-Caribbean. Using empirical and secondary data and drawing on feminist theoretical insights, Yonique Campbell and Tracy-Ann Johnson-Myers examine a range of pertinent and intersecting social, political and economic challenges facing women in the Anglo-Caribbean. The issues explored include gender-based violence, barriers to women in politics, the effects of COVID-19 on women, and debates around the illegality of abortion rights and failure to protect the health of women by allowing them to exercise autonomy over their bodies. They raise questions about systemic inequalities resulting from patriarchal gender relations, heteronormativity, women's social and economic status, and state inaction. This book is unique in its interdisciplinary analysis of gender inequality in the Anglo-Caribbean, mapping the intersection of women’s multiple identities and positionalities to determine the obstacles they encounter. It will be of interest to scholars and researchers of International Relations, Caribbean Studies, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Development Studies, Sociology and Anthropology.

Author : Katharina J Joosen,Corin A Bailey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315403762

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Caribbean Crime and Criminal Justice by Katharina J Joosen,Corin A Bailey Pdf

Despite high crime rates among men in the Caribbean, rising rates of violence against women in the region, and a significant number of Caribbean nationals incarcerated abroad due to drug smuggling, existing research has yet to offer explanations that are tailored to the unique Caribbean societies and the individuals in them. This edited volume adds to the existing body of scientific, empirical and theoretical work on crime (victimization), and criminal justice in the Caribbean, with a specific focus on impacts of post-colonialism and gender. To investigate these impacts on a developing Caribbean criminology, the contributions in this volume focus on how impacts of post-colonialism, associated racial stereotypes, and/or gender throughout the Caribbean impact on (a) types of offending, (b) victimization, and (c) criminal justice system responses and policies. Bringing together a broad range of experts, this book sheds light on key criminological topics in the Caribbean, including victimization, risk factors for offending, subcultures of violence and particularly gendered violence, and the role of motherhood within matrifocal societies. It is essential reading for those engaged with Caribbean - or decolonial - Criminology and those engaged with comparative and international studies in crime and justice more generally.

Author : Dongling Zhang,Diana Scharff Peterson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000847666

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International Responses to Gendered-Based Domestic Violence by Dongling Zhang,Diana Scharff Peterson Pdf

This edited volume represents a joint effort by international experts to analyze the prevalence and nature of gender-based domestic violence across the globe and how it is dealt with at both national and international levels. With studies being conducted in 20 different countries and 4 distinct regions, the contributors to this volume shed light on the ways in which contextual particularities shape the practices and strategies of addressing the socio-cultural and legal problem of gender-based domestic violence in the countries or regions where they do research. Special attention is devoted to developing countries where there is a lack of a consistent legal definition of gender-based domestic violence and where violence against women is widely considered a private matter. The authors of the chapters share a common goal of raising public awareness of the significance in nuanced local experiences of women and other individuals from gender and sexual minority groups facing gender-based violence. Furthermore, the authors attend, analytically, to the newly emerging, overlapping influences of COVID-19 and global warming. Their research findings acknowledge and provide a detailed account of how the two ecological and socio-economic crises can combine to produce economic devastation, disconnect victims from necessary social services and assistance, and create a large degree of panic and uncertainty. In addition, they intend to offer insights into next steps to not only adjust existing public policies, legislation, and social services to the ever-changing national and global contexts, but also to make new ones. The book is intended for a wide range of scholars (both professors and students) and practitioners in a large number of areas, including but not limited to criminal justice, criminology, law, human rights, social justice, social work, nursing, sociology, and political or public affairs.