Researching Violence Against Women

Author : Mary Ellsberg,Lori Heise
Publisher : WHO
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9241546476

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Researching Violence Against Women by Mary Ellsberg,Lori Heise Pdf

Draws on the collective experiences and insights of many individuals, and in particular from the implementation of the WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence against Women in over 10 countries. Twenty years ago, violence against women was not considered an issue worthy of international concern. Gradually, violence against women has come to be recognized as a legitimate human rights issue and as a significant threat to women's health and well-being. Now that international attention is focused on gender-based violence, methodologically rigorous research is needed to guide the formulation and implementation of effective interventions, policies, and prevention strategies. The manual has been developed in response to the growing need to improve the quality, quantity, and comparability of international data on physical and sexual abuse. It outlines some of the methodological and ethical challenges of conducting research on violence against women and describes a range of innovative techniques that have been used to address these challenges.

Author : Tina Skinner,Marianne Hester,Ellen Malos
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134022540

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Researching Gender Violence by Tina Skinner,Marianne Hester,Ellen Malos Pdf

In this edited collection leading authors in the field draw on their experience to address key methodological questions and challenges that have arisen from the recent proliferation of research projects and government funded initiatives on violence against women. Topics include: evaluation research and feminist methodology; using quantitative and qualitative approaches; ethics, safety and access in sensitive research; interviewing practitioners, perpetrators, policy makers, and survivors (including children, women and young people); utilising discourse analysis to interpret data; undertaking cross national and comparative research; practical guidelines for practitioners/academics wishing to consult with women survivors; gearing research to facilitate positive change in policy and practice; and using the media for dissemination. increased focus on gender related violence politically and academicallythis book addresses head on the complex methodological issues involvedleading experts in the field as contributors

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Research on Violence Against Women
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1996-06-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309175838

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Understanding Violence Against Women by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Research on Violence Against Women Pdf

Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known but no less tragic situations in which women's lives are shattered by beatings or sexual assault. The search for solutions has highlighted not only what we know about violence against women but also what we do not know. How can we achieve the best understanding of this problem and its complex ramifications? What research efforts will yield the greatest benefit? What are the questions that must be answered? Understanding Violence Against Women presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge and identifies four areas with the greatest potential return from a research investment by increasing the understanding of and responding to domestic violence and rape: What interventions are designed to do, whom they are reaching, and how to reach the many victims who do not seek help. Factors that put people at risk of violence and that precipitate violence, including characteristics of offenders. The scope of domestic violence and sexual assault in America and its conequences to individuals, families, and society, including costs. How to structure the study of violence against women to yield more useful knowledge. Despite the news coverage and talk shows, the real fundamental nature of violence against women remains unexplored and often misunderstood. Understanding Violence Against Women provides direction for increasing knowledge that can help ameliorate this national problem.

Author : Holly L. Johnson,Myrna Dawson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0195429818

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Violence Against Women in Canada by Holly L. Johnson,Myrna Dawson Pdf

Includes bibliographical references (p. [198]-226) and index.

Author : Lori Heise,Jacqueline Pitanguy,Adrienne Germain,World Bank
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : World Bank
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : STANFORD:36105016351210

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Violence Against Women by Lori Heise,Jacqueline Pitanguy,Adrienne Germain,World Bank Pdf

Author : Claudia García-Moreno,World Health Organization,Christina Pallitto,Karen Devries,Heidi Stöckl,Charlotte Watts,Naeema Abrahams
Publisher : World Health Organization
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789241564625

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Global and Regional Estimates of Violence Against Women by Claudia García-Moreno,World Health Organization,Christina Pallitto,Karen Devries,Heidi Stöckl,Charlotte Watts,Naeema Abrahams Pdf

"World Health Organization, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, South African Medical Research Council"--Title page.

Author : Nicole Westmarland,Hannah Bows
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317247555

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Researching Gender, Violence and Abuse by Nicole Westmarland,Hannah Bows Pdf

Feminist research on gender, violence and abuse has been an area of academic study since the late 1970s, and has increased exponentially over this time on a global scale. Although situated in a predominantly qualitative tradition, research in the field has developed to include quantitative and mixed methodologies. This book offers a compendium of research methods on gender and violence, from the traditional to the innovative, and showcases best practice in feminist research and international case studies. Researching Gender, Violence and Abuse covers: The origins of feminist research, Ethical considerations relating to research on gender, violence and abuse, Working in partnership with organisations such as the police or the voluntary sector, A comprehensive range of research methods including interviews and focus groups, surveys, arts-based research and ethnography, The challenges and opportunities of working with existing data, The influence of activism on research and the translation of research into policy and practice. This book is perfect reading for students taking courses on violence against women, domestic violence, gender and crime, as well as advanced students embarking on new research.

Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309211543

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Preventing Violence Against Women and Children by Institute of Medicine,Board on Global Health,Forum on Global Violence Prevention Pdf

Violence against women and children is a serious public health concern, with costs at multiple levels of society. Although violence is a threat to everyone, women and children are particularly susceptible to victimization because they often have fewer rights or lack appropriate means of protection. In some societies certain types of violence are deemed socially or legally acceptable, thereby contributing further to the risk to women and children. In the past decade research has documented the growing magnitude of such violence, but gaps in the data still remain. Victims of violence of any type fear stigmatization or societal condemnation and thus often hesitate to report crimes. The issue is compounded by the fact that for women and children the perpetrators are often people they know and because some countries lack laws or regulations protecting victims. Some of the data that have been collected suggest that rates of violence against women range from 15 to 71 percent in some countries and that rates of violence against children top 80 percent. These data demonstrate that violence poses a high burden on global health and that violence against women and children is common and universal. Preventing Violence Against Women and Children focuses on these elements of the cycle as they relate to interrupting this transmission of violence. Intervention strategies include preventing violence before it starts as well as preventing recurrence, preventing adverse effects (such as trauma or the consequences of trauma), and preventing the spread of violence to the next generation or social level. Successful strategies consider the context of the violence, such as family, school, community, national, or regional settings, in order to determine the best programs.

Author : Holly Johnson,Natalia Ollus,Sami Nevala
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780387732046

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Violence Against Women by Holly Johnson,Natalia Ollus,Sami Nevala Pdf

This is an international, comparative survey which interviews random samples of women about their experiences with male violence. The authors form a management team for the International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS). The primary objective of IVAWS is to investigate the level and nature of victimization of women in a number of countries worldwide This work builds on the international network and experience of the European Institute of Crime Prevention and Control (HUENI).

Author : Martin D. Schwartz
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-02-24
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780803973701

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Researching Sexual Violence against Women by Martin D. Schwartz Pdf

A remarkable introduction to research in the field, Researching Sexual Violence Against Women provides cutting-edge information on the various studies conducted on North American campuses. This compelling book not only provides a strong overview of the entire field but also simultaneously offers an answer to backlash critics who claim that feminists exaggerate their statistics. Several of the best-known researchers describe their own work and that of others to illustrate both large-scale and local studies. The contributors also take a compelling look into the emotions of sexual assault research by discussing their own emotional experiences of working with rape research, including experiences of harassment by subjects or disrespect by colleagues.

Author : April D.J. Petillo,Heather R. Hlavka
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781479812189

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Researching Gender-Based Violence by April D.J. Petillo,Heather R. Hlavka Pdf

"This book is a interdisciplinary collection of critical, feminist methodological reflections on interpersonal, gender violence that argues for an embodied knowledge and practice in research and academia"--

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Research on Violence Against Women
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996-07-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309054256

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Understanding Violence Against Women by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Panel on Research on Violence Against Women Pdf

Violence against women is one factor in the growing wave of alarm about violence in American society. High-profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial call attention to the thousands of lesser-known but no less tragic situations in which women's lives are shattered by beatings or sexual assault. The search for solutions has highlighted not only what we know about violence against women but also what we do not know. How can we achieve the best understanding of this problem and its complex ramifications? What research efforts will yield the greatest benefit? What are the questions that must be answered? Understanding Violence Against Women presents a comprehensive overview of current knowledge and identifies four areas with the greatest potential return from a research investment by increasing the understanding of and responding to domestic violence and rape: What interventions are designed to do, whom they are reaching, and how to reach the many victims who do not seek help. Factors that put people at risk of violence and that precipitate violence, including characteristics of offenders. The scope of domestic violence and sexual assault in America and its conequences to individuals, families, and society, including costs. How to structure the study of violence against women to yield more useful knowledge. Despite the news coverage and talk shows, the real fundamental nature of violence against women remains unexplored and often misunderstood. Understanding Violence Against Women provides direction for increasing knowledge that can help ameliorate this national problem.

Author : Christopher Kilmartin,Julie Allison
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781135597962

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Men's Violence Against Women by Christopher Kilmartin,Julie Allison Pdf

This text offers a balance of clinical and social psychological theory and research, as well as prevention and intervention techniques with the purpose of understanding and ultimately ending gender-based violence.

Author : Raymond M. Lee,Elizabeth Stanko,Elizabeth A Stanko
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317834861

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Researching Violence by Raymond M. Lee,Elizabeth Stanko,Elizabeth A Stanko Pdf

Violence is a research topic that is fraught with difficulties. A notoriously sensitive subject, and one that is presumed to be largely hidden, researchers have long struggled with the question of how to measure its impact and how to explore its incidence. Arising from the ESRC's Violence Research Programme, Researching Violence is a practical guide both to theses problems and to the obstacles encountered when negotiating this uneasy terrain. Comprising the reflections of researchers who have worked on diverse projects - from violence in the home to racial violence and homicide - this book demonstrates the ingenuity and at times courageous actions of researchers having to think on their feet. It also investigates the ethical and emotional issues arising from working with the victims and perpetrators of violence. This book will be indispensable for students and academics doing research projects on violence.

Author : Claire M. Renzetti,Jeffrey L. Edleson,Raquel Kennedy Bergen
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483378121

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Sourcebook on Violence Against Women by Claire M. Renzetti,Jeffrey L. Edleson,Raquel Kennedy Bergen Pdf

The Third Edition of this comprehensive volume covers the current state of research, theory, prevention, and intervention regarding violence against women. The book’s 15 chapters are divided into three parts: theoretical and methodological issues in researching violence against women; types of violence against women; and, new to this edition, programs that work. Featuring new chapters, pedagogy, sections on controversies in the field, and autobiographical essays by leaders in grassroots anti-violence work, the Third Edition has been designed to encourage discussion and debate, to address issues of diversity and cultural contexts, and to examine inequalities of race and ethnicity, social class, physical ability, sexual orientation, and geographic location.