Forsaken Females
| By: | Parrot, Andrea; Cummings, Nina |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury USA |
| Print ISBN: | 9780742545793 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780742545793 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.