Title Gender based violence : causes and remedies / John Simister.

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Description	1 online resource.
	text file
Series	Family issues in the 21st century
	Social issues, justice and status
	Family issues in the 21st century series.
	Social issues, justice and status series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction -- What is "gender based violence" (GBV)? -- GBV harms women and children -- Prevalence of GBV worldwide -- Attitudes to acceptability of GBV -- Trends in GBV prevalence and attitudes -- Patriarchal culture & "gender deviance neutralization" cause GBV -- Effects of female seclusion and nomadic pastoralism on GBV risk -- GBV is associated with childhood socialization -- GBV is bullying: a stronger person hits a weaker person -- GBV and women's earnings -- Alcohol increases the risk of GBV -- GBV may be related to cortisol -- GBV is sometimes a response to stressful temperatures -- We need a global intervention to reduce GBV -- Conclusion.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Language	English.
Subject	Wife abuse.
	Wife abuse.
	Women -- Violence against.
	Women -- Violence against.
	Family violence.
	Family violence.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Subject	Women.
	Womyn.
Other Form:	Print version: Gender based violence New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2012. 9781619427860 (hbk.) (DLC) 2011053227
ISBN	9781619428416 ebook
	1619428415
	1619427869 hardback
	9781619427860 hardback