ENGAGING MEN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE by Jane Freedman ( 9781137014733 )

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ENGAGING MEN IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE
CASE STUDIES FROM AFRICA

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ISBN 10:

1137014733

ISBN 13:

9781137014733

Publisher:

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

Pub. date:

5 December, 2012

Pages:

200

Description:

A new and original approach to studies on gender-based violence and violence against women, focusing on men and their role in prevention.

Synopsis:

Gender-based violence is a global phenomenon which affects millions worldwide. However, despite the increasing attention which is now paid to this violence by policy makers data seem to indicate that these efforts are not having as great an impact as may have been hoped. In all countries of the world, reports of gender-related violence remain elevated, whilst many incidents of such violence probably remain unreported due to fear of stigma or reprisals for those who are victims. One of the problems in tackling gender-based violence has been that for too long men have been ignored as part of the solution. Men are often labelled as perpetrators of violence, but they are perhaps too infrequently considered also as potential victims, or as partners and actors in the fight against violence. Constructions of masculinities are not adequately studied to analyse how dominant forms of masculinities may contribute to cycles of violence, and may also oppress and traumatise men themselves. This volume aims to address critically the issues of men, masculinity and gender-based violence, asking how men can be fully engaged in the prevention of gender-based violence, and how this engagement can strengthen prevention initiatives.

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VI, 200 p.

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Palgrave Macmillan

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