This book analyses domestic violence against women, inflicted by the woman's husband or cohabiting partner. The main focus is on physical violence and sexual and emotional violence is also discussed. The term used to describe such violence is "Gender Based Violence" (GBV). GBV is a problem in every country; in the world as a whole, there may be over a billion women who have experienced domestic violence from their husband or male partner. For many women, such violence is a regular occurrence, and is seen as normal by many women and men. This book uses scientific data collected by household surveys, and from crime statistics; it investigates not only the prevalence of violence, but also attitudes to such violence the extent to which a woman, and/or her partner, consider domestic violence against women to be acceptable or even appropriate in certain circumstances.
Author(s): John Simister
Series: Social Issues, Justice and Status
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers, Inc :b
Year: 2012
Language: English
Pages: x+228
City: New York
GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: CAUSES AND REMEDIES
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
CONTENTS
PREFACE
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
OVER A BILLION WOMEN ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE GBV
WHY GBV MATTERS
ARE MOST VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE FEMALE?
OTHER TERMINOLOGY
OVERVIEW OF THEORIES TO EXPLAIN GBV
SURVEY DATA USED IN THIS BOOK
COMPLICATED CAUSES AND EFFECTS
STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK
CONCLUSION
Chapter 2 WHAT IS 'GENDER BASED VIOLENCE' (GBV)?
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
GBV, IPV, AND OTHER TERMS
ARE WOMEN AS VIOLENT AS MEN?
WHAT DO PEOPLE REGARD AS ‘DOMESTIC VIOLENCE’?
SHOULD RAPE BE INCLUDED AS GBV?
CONCLUSION
Chapter 3 GBV HARMS WOMEN AND CHILDREN
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
GBV LEADS TO MEDICAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS
SURVEY EVIDENCE: HARM EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN
WOMEN’S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
CONTROL OVER HOUSEHOLD SPENDING
CONCLUSION
Chapter 4 PREVALENCE OF GBV WORLDWIDE
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
DIFFICULTIES IN ESTIMATING GBV PREVALENCE
DATA AND METHODS
SURVEYS AND CRIME STATISTICS MAY UNDERSTATE RISKS OF GBV
COMPARISON BETWEEN CRIME STATISTICS AND SURVEY DATA
WHY DON’T MORE GBV VICTIMS COMPLAIN TO THE POLICE?
ESTIMATING GBV PREVALENCE FROM HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA
GBV PREVALENCE RATES BY COUNTRY
CONCLUSION
Chapter 5 ATTITUDES TO ACCEPTABILITY OF GBV
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
ATTITUDES TO GBV ARE RELATED TO THE RISK OF GBV
DIFFERENCES IN QUESTION WORDING
TRANSLATION OF QUESTION WORDING
DATA TO COMPARE ATTITUDES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
CONCLUSION
Chapter 6 TRENDS IN GBV PREVALENCE, AND IN ATTITUDES TO GBV
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
TRENDS IN GBV PREVALENCE OVER TIME IN UK
TRENDS IN INDIA REGARDING GBV
ARE ATTITUDES TO GBV CHANGING IN EGYPT?
CHANGES IN ATTITUDES TO GBV: ALL AVAILABLE COUNTRIES
CONCLUSION
Chapter 7 GBV AND PATRIARCHY
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
PREVIOUS LITERATURE ON ‘PATRIARCHY’
EDUCATION OF FEMALES REDUCES THE RISK OF GBV
EDUCATION OF MALES REDUCES THE RISK OF GBV
EDUCATING FEMALES BUT NOT MALES MIGHT CAUSE GBV
WHY IS GBV RISK RELATED TO EDUCATION?
GENDER ROLES
REMEDY FOR PATRIARCHAL ATTITUDES: EDUCATION
CONCLUSION
Chapter 8 EFFECTS OF FEMALE SECLUSION AND NOMADIC PASTORALISM ON GBV RISK
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES REGARDING GBV
FEMALE SECLUSION
NOMADIC PASTORALISM
THREE CASE STUDIES
SURVEY EVIDENCE FROM CAMEROON
SURVEY EVIDENCE FROM NIGERIA
SURVEY EVIDENCE FROM INDIA
CONCLUSION
Chapter 9 GBV IS ASSOCIATED WITH CHILDHOOD SOCIALIZATION
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
GBV RISK AND WITNESSING GBV WHEN A CHILD
GBV AND CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE OF FEMALEPRIME MINISTER
REMEDIES FOR HARMFUL EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD SOCIALISATION
CONCLUSION
Chapter 10 GBV IS BULLYING, IN WHICH A STRONGER PERSON HITS A WEAKER PERSON
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
NEW EVIDENCE ON HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF WOMEN
DOES A WOMAN’S HEIGHT AFFECT HER RISK OF GBV?
IS A WOMAN’S WEIGHT RELATED TO HER RISK OF GBV?
CONCLUSION
Chapter 11 GBV AND WOMEN’S EARNINGS
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
ECONOMIC BARGAINING MODELS
GBV AND ABILITY TO AFFORD SUFFICIENT FOOD
TESTING THE ‘CHILDREN FARE BETTER’ HYPOTHESIS
SURVEY EVIDENCE ON GBV AND WIFE’S EARNINGS
ARE HOUSEHOLDS ‘RATIONAL’ IF THE WIFE IS THE MAIN EARNER?
‘GENDER DEVIANCE NEUTRALIZATION’
CONCLUSION
Chapter 12 ALCOHOL INCREASES THE RISK OF GBV
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
DOES ALCOHOL INCREASE THE RISK OF GBV?
DO SOME MEN SPEND TOO MUCH ON ALCOHOL?
A POSSIBLE REMEDY: TAXES ON ALCOHOL, TO PAY FOR CHILD BENEFITS PAID TO MOTHERS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 13 GBV MAY BE RELATED TO CORTISOL
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
PREVIOUS RESEARCH
SURVEY EVIDENCE INTO EFFECTS OF CORTISOL
CORTISOL AND GBV
CONCLUSION
Chapter 14 VIOLENCE, AND GBV IN PARTICULAR, HAPPEN MORE AT STRESSFUL TEMPERATURES
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
DATA AND METHODS
APPARENT LINKS BETWEEN ATTITUDES AND TEMPERATURE
CONCLUSION
Chapter 15 WE NEED A GLOBAL INTERVENTION TO REDUCE GBV
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
WOMEN’S GROUPS
POSITIVE ROLE MODELS
LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
INTERVENTION: A THREE STAGE PROCESS
CONCLUSION
Chapter 16 CONCLUSION: WHAT SHOULD WE DO NOW?
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
CONTRADICTIONS
GIVE CHOICES TO GBV VICTIMS
A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
STOPPING VIOLENCE
CAMPAIGNING
DATA
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX: STATISTICS ON GBV PREVALENCE WORLDWIDE
DHS SURVEYS
WAS SURVEYS
MEASURING GBV IN DHS AND WAS SURVEYS
REFERENCES
INDEX
