Gender-Based Violence Perspectives from Africa, the Middle East, and India /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Djamba, Yanyi K. (Editor), Kimuna, Sitawa R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Anthropology.; Criminology.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Public Health.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.

This book offers new perspectives on gender-based violence in three regions where the subject has been taboo in everyday discourse often due to patriarchal cultural norms that limit women’s autonomy. The contributions to this book provide rare insight into not only the levels and the socio-demograph...