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Forsaken Females describes the varied types of brutalization women experience through the life course, as well as historical and theoretical perspectives of global violence against women. The book illuminates the diverse ideologies and cultural conditions that condone and perpetuate the brutality that victimizes women. The discussion is structured around the experiences of women who describe their personal victimization. Each chapter concludes with examples of promising policies and practices developed to address and reduce violence perpetrated against women.
| Cultural quotes perpetuating violence | ||
| Pt. I | Understanding the context of violence against women | |
| 1 | Perspectives on violence against women : historical, methodological, and theoretical | 3 |
| 2 | The sociopolitical conditions that predispose women to violence | 23 |
| Pt. II | Violent practices | |
| 3 | Femicide : infanticide and feticide | 53 |
| 4 | Female genital cutting : clitoridectomy, female circumcision, FGM, or rite of passage | 69 |
| 5 | Sexual violence | 93 |
| 6 | Sexual slavery | 115 |
| 7 | Trafficking in women | 135 |
| 8 | Intimate partner violence | 151 |
| 9 | Honor killing | 173 |
| Pt. III | Consequences and possibilities | |
| 10 | The impact of violence against women | 191 |
| 11 | Working toward a world without violence against women | 201 |
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