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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Sexual abuse

I'm The Girl Who Was Raped (Paperback): Michelle Hattingh I'm The Girl Who Was Raped (Paperback)
Michelle Hattingh
R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

That morning, Michelle presented her Psychology honours thesis on men's perceptions of rape. She started her presentation like this, “A woman born in South Africa has a greater chance of being raped than learning how to read …” On that same evening, she goes to a party to celebrate attaining her degree. She and a friend go to the beach; the friend has something she wants to discuss. They are both robbed, assaulted and raped. Within minutes of getting help, Michelle realises she'll never be herself again. She's now "the girl who was raped."

This book is Michelle's fight to be herself again. Of the taint she feels, despite the support and resources at her disposal as the loved child of a successful middle-class family. Of the fall-out to friendships, job, identity.

It's Michelle's brave way of standing up for the women in South Africa who are raped every day.

Sy is Veilig - 'n Onthulling Van Die Donker Wereld Van Mensehandel (Afrikaans, Paperback): Emma van der Walt Sy is Veilig - 'n Onthulling Van Die Donker Wereld Van Mensehandel (Afrikaans, Paperback)
Emma van der Walt 1
R300 R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 7 - 11 working days

Emma van der Walt is ’n pastor, ’n ma en eggenoot, en ’n vrou met ’n hart vir God. Sy is ook die vreeslose stigter van die niewinsgewende organisasie, Brave to love.

Daagliks betree hulle die donker wêreld van die seksbedryf en mensehandel om jong vroue uit die kloue van euwel te red. Hierdie meisies word dan met liefde en leiding ’n nuwe begin gebied.

Emma en haar span werk sy-aan-sy met plaaslike en internasionale wetgewende instansies. Saam beveg hulle mensehandel en slawerny en vlek die korrupsie en ontsaglike lyding wat agter toe deure plaasvind, oop.

Hierdie is haar storie en die skokkende verhale van die gelukkiges wat gered kon word om die hel van mensehandel te oorleef.

She Is Safe - An Exposé Of The Dark World Of Human Trafficking (Paperback): Emma van der Walt She Is Safe - An Exposé Of The Dark World Of Human Trafficking (Paperback)
Emma van der Walt
R300 R281 Discovery Miles 2 810 Save R19 (6%) Ships in 7 - 11 working days

Emma van der Walt is a pastor, mother and wife, and woman of God. She is also the fearless founder of the nonprofit organisation, Brave to Love. They tackle the dark world of sex trade and human trafficking head on to rescue young women from the clutches of evil. These girls are then lovingly cared for and guided as they embark on their new beginnings.

Emma and her team work side by side with local and international law enforcement agencies. Together they combat human trafficking and slavery to uncover the corruption and immense suffering that goes on behind closed doors.

This is her story and the shocking tales of the lucky ones who survive to escape the hell of human trafficking.

My Only Story - The Hunt For A Serial Paedophile (Paperback): Deon Wiggett My Only Story - The Hunt For A Serial Paedophile (Paperback)
Deon Wiggett
R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Ships in 2 - 4 working days

In November 2019, Deon Wiggett’s sensational weekly podcasts held South Africa in thrall as he hunted down the paedophile who raped him as a schoolboy. Now, in My Only Story, he completes his exposé of Willem Breytenbach, the once brilliant teacher and later media luminary who led a predatory life.

Deon’s mission to expose his abuser takes him from Breytenbach’s high-school years at an agricultural school in South Africa’s hinterland to the famous Grey College in Bloemfontein and the media titan Naspers. But his quest reveals so much more. As he traces systemic failures through schools great and small, he uncovers a culture of complicity that poses a clear and present danger to the country’s children. While investigating men who prey on boys and girls, Deon devises a model that anyone can use to identify paedophiles in their midst. In his own words: ‘It’s pleasant to pretend that men don’t rape children, but once you accept that they do, it becomes surprisingly easy to recognise their trickery. Once you match a universal pattern to a specific man’s profile, you can spot the deceit before it is too late.’

My Only Story is a riveting, thoughtful and often irreverent account of one man’s determination to overcome childhood trauma; to help others face their demons; and to extract some beauty from the boyhood he lost.

We're Going To Need More Wine (Paperback): Gabrielle Union We're Going To Need More Wine (Paperback)
Gabrielle Union 3
R330 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Save R35 (11%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

In the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.

One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nation, actress Gabrielle Union shook the world with a vulnerable and impassioned editorial in which she urged our society to have compassion for victims of sexual violence. In the wake of rape allegations made against director and actor Nate Parker, Union—a forty-four-year-old actress who launched her career with roles in iconic ’90s movies—instantly became the insightful, outspoken actress that Hollywood has been desperately awaiting. With honesty and heartbreaking wisdom, she revealed her own trauma as a victim of sexual assault: "It is for you that I am speaking. This is real. We are real."

In this moving collection of thought provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union uses that same fearlessness to tell astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards, and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents. Genuine and perceptive, Union bravely lays herself bare, uncovering a complex and courageous life of self-doubt and self-discovery with incredible poise and brutal honesty. Throughout, she compels us to be ethical and empathetic, and reminds us of the importance of confidence, self-awareness, and the power of sharing truth, laughter, and support.

From Playground To Prostitute - Based On A True Story Of Salvation (Paperback): Elanie Kruger, Jaco Hough-Coetzee From Playground To Prostitute - Based On A True Story Of Salvation (Paperback)
Elanie Kruger, Jaco Hough-Coetzee
R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sixteen-year-old Engela flees to Bloemfontein because the leader of the Satanic Group 13 wishes to kill her. Her path crosses with Pieter, a friend of her brother’s, who turns her over to the owner of a brothel in return for money he owes him.

After a desperate and impoverished childhood Engela, as a rebellious teenager, becomes mixed up with Satanism, alcohol and drugs and is eventually kept as a sex slave. Her only wish is to escape, but how? Every night the club’s doors are shuttered. Her final shot at freedom is the young student Jacques who works in the club’s reception area. But then he also disappears from the scene following a mysterious accident in the Drakensberg . . .

In the second part of the book Elanie shares with the reader her awful experiences. She relates how she learned to cope with her feelings of despair, loneliness, pain and humiliation from a Christian perspective. She reaches out to other former victims of sex trafficking and encourages them to open their hearts in order to achieve emotional healing. She talks about the power of forgiveness and acceptance, and also offers essential practical advice for parents and their children.

Why - Sexual Abuse And Pornography (Paperback): Carmen Watt Why - Sexual Abuse And Pornography (Paperback)
Carmen Watt
R261 Discovery Miles 2 610 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

Why...

I know, why would anybody name their first book, Why? Let me quickly tell you.

Exposure to pornography at a very young age and sexual abuse as a child, made my life hell. Quite frankly it ruined my whole life. I lived with daily battles that created a war within my soul. This torment lasted until I was 40 years old. I could no longer live with the trauma, the pain and suffering, emanating from my childhood events, I needed help. Just like many adults and children do too.

Don’t we all have a story? Some stories are more attractive than others. This is my story. It is real, authentic, and raw. So many ask the question, Why? Not all our why’s have clear answers. And often, we never get an answer.

Why adults stay stuck in early childhood trauma?
Why pornography will ruin your child’s life?
Why do children need early intervention from trauma?
Why are parents blind to see the warning signs from trauma?
Why is a safe environment so important for a child to develop?
Why can the trauma of sexual abuse last a lifetime?
Why does Jesus care?

Many of your why’s will be answered through reading my life story mirrored with those of the Israelites. A story that is used multiple times in history to display Slavery and Freedom. It is a story that would help people to find true freedom, a story that will point you to the Truth. It is a story of wandering through the wilderness as a slave, with addictions, pain, and suffering. Addictions that are not easily spoken about, addictions that is not easily resolved. Addictions that many survivors don't want to have in the first place.

Freedom that I so desperately longed for. Freedom I found. Freedom that can be yours too.

Maria's Keepers - One Woman's Escape From The Jehovah's Witnesses Church In South Africa (Paperback): Sam Human Maria's Keepers - One Woman's Escape From The Jehovah's Witnesses Church In South Africa (Paperback)
Sam Human
R290 R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Save R22 (8%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

Maria is a young woman raised as a Jehovah’s Witness in South Africa, and this book documents her experiences of gender victimisation, sexual abuse and cover-ups within the church, as well as her eventual ‘escape’ from its doctrines and control. Maria’s freedom came at a price, however – she can never see her mother and sister again.

A worldwide, Christian-based religious group that professes an unparalleled dedication to Jehovah (God), the Jehovah’s Witnesses have a strong sense of community and appear to embrace a disciplined yet loving way of life with the promise of eternal salvation for those who follow the way of Jehovah. It is a seemingly benign religious movement, claiming to be politically neutral, racially and ethnically transcendent, with a membership of eight million people worldwide. Yet, at its core, many former Witnesses claim that it is a fear-based doomsday cult that considers itself above all other belief systems.

Allegations of secular, cultish behaviour, homophobia, money laundering, brainwashing and countless accusations of institutionalised sexual abuse abound. It seems that membership is managed and retained mostly by way of information control and manipulation, extending to the shunning of higher education and preaching their own version of the Bible.

Entering the church is easy, but leaving it can be a matter of life or death, as Maria and countless others discovered...

Interpreting Medical Findings - In Sexual Contact And Abuse (Paperback): Steve R. Naidoo, Sagie Naidoo, Shikaar R. Bugwandeen,... Interpreting Medical Findings - In Sexual Contact And Abuse (Paperback)
Steve R. Naidoo, Sagie Naidoo, Shikaar R. Bugwandeen, Neil H. McKerrow
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 4 - 8 working days

This book examines sexual contact and abuse from a purely scientific and medical perspective.

The book covers:

  • the recently updated and relevant legislation
  • the sexual biology (anatomy and physiology) of the body, especially related to understanding medical aspects of injury and sexual contact, how and when injuries are caused, and how these relate to findings and their consequences
  • the critical aspects of medical forensic examinations including incident history, clinical examination technique, medical findings, evidence collection, special laboratory investigations and medical reports for court

The cadre of forensic nursing as a professional scope of nursing has recently been accepted by the Nursing Council and is now beginning to emerge, and legally in this country such nurses are now allowed to examine sexual abuse cases, issue reports and give testimony provided they undergo an accredited training programme in sexual abuse medicine. In addition, medical and legal professionals need to understand, interpret, and present sexual medical evidence appropriately in sexual offences cases.

This book will serve as a ready reference for the understanding and interpretation of the sexual biology and medicine, both in the medical practitioner’s consulting room and the courtroom.

Sexual Aggression (Hardcover): Jon A. Shaw Sexual Aggression (Hardcover)
Jon A. Shaw
R1,703 Discovery Miles 17 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In recent years society has witnessed more and more reports of violence and abuse related to sexual aggression. The increase of sexually aggressive behavior among adolescent offenders is of particular concern and consideration.

"Sexual Aggression" explores this phenomenon& mdash;from the recognition of the development of sexual behavior problems in childhood to the assessment and treatment of both male and female adolescent and adult sex offenders. The book is divided into two sections. The first section presents an overview of the problem of sexual aggression and the psychological consequences of such acts, covering important topics such as childhood sexual development and forms of non-normative behavior within the family. The issue of sexual harassment of children is examined as well as the short-term and long-term consequences of sexual abuse and victimization. Cultural and ethnic influences are explored as they relate to the response to abuse by the child and family.

The second section assesses and evaluates sexually aggressive behavior and offers treatment options. Both male and female offenders are described, as are the determinants of adolescent sexual aggression. The final chapters address the complex evaluation of child sex offenders and the therapeutic and pharmacological strategies for treatment.

A thorough yet accessible approach to the phenomenology and assessment of sexually aggressive behavior, "Sexual Aggression" is especially relevant to psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers who treat sexually aggressive adolescents and adults& mdash;as well as the victims of sexual aggression.

Unbound - My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement (Paperback): Tarana Burke Unbound - My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement (Paperback)
Tarana Burke
R451 R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Save R34 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Leaving Silence - Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors (Paperback): Susannah Larry Leaving Silence - Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors (Paperback)
Susannah Larry
R436 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
I'll Never Call Him Dad Again - Turning Our Family Trauma Of Chemical Submission Into A Collective Fight (Paperback):... I'll Never Call Him Dad Again - Turning Our Family Trauma Of Chemical Submission Into A Collective Fight (Paperback)
Caroline Darian
R380 R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Save R36 (9%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

An astonishingly brave and moving book from Caroline Darian, daughter of infamous Dominique Pelicot, detailing how her mother rebuilt her life as the world follows a trial that will go down in history.

The trial of Dominique Pelicot, which began on 2 September 2024, has captured the world's attention. Behind the haunting details of Pelicot's unthinkable crimes are a mother and daughter who were forced to rebuild their lives. This is their story.

In November 2020, Caroline Darian received a call from the police in Carpentras. Her father was in police custody. The seizure of his computer equipment revealed the unthinkable: since 2013, he had drugged his wife before handing her over, in a state of unconsciousness, to men, from all ages and stages of life.

With exceptional courage, Darian recounts the earth-shattering discovery that a loved one, her own father, is capable of the worst. But more importantly, she shares the remarkable story of her mother Gisèle and how she carried on living, without self-pity, while learning to manage all of the things her husband once took care of. She shares how her mother managed to maintain her joie de vivre in circumstances none of us could imagine.

Gisèle has won acclaim around the world after she gave up her right to anonymity and opted for a public trial, a trial in which Caroline herself has testified, turning the tables: the shame no longer borne by the victims in silence but directed, at last, to the abusers. Together, mother and daughter reveal another side to the violence committed against women, as they bravely transform their private trauma into a collective fight.

Tell Me Everything - The Story of a Private Investigation (Paperback): Erika Krouse Tell Me Everything - The Story of a Private Investigation (Paperback)
Erika Krouse
R481 Discovery Miles 4 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bullying and Harassment at Work - An Innovative Approach to Understanding and Prevention (Hardcover): David D. Van Fleet, Ella... Bullying and Harassment at Work - An Innovative Approach to Understanding and Prevention (Hardcover)
David D. Van Fleet, Ella W. Van Fleet
R3,124 Discovery Miles 31 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Bullying, harassment and other unacceptable workplace behaviors pose significant problems for organizations. This exploration of the issue notes that factors from within the organization may help determine who and why some individuals become targets and others become bullies. The authors explore different types of behaviors where managers and management, as well as employees, are the problem. Each chapter has anecdotes scattered throughout and contains a 'mini-case,' review questions, 'action' items, and two longer cases, all based on actual events. The authors present a unique framework (V-REEL (R)) to assist individuals and organizations in analyzing the organization's environment in an effort to eradicate the negative behavior forces that contribute to bad behavior. In addition, they have included a glossary of important terms, a bibliography of useful references, a survey that may be used to assess conditions in the organization, and a listing of organizations that provide information or assistance. These various pedagogical tools enable the book to be used by human resource professionals, managers, employees, and academics as individuals or in groups to both avoid and eradicate bullying and harassment at work.

A Killer by Design - Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind (Paperback): Ann Wolbert Burgess A Killer by Design - Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind (Paperback)
Ann Wolbert Burgess; As told to Steven Matthew Constantine
R502 R471 Discovery Miles 4 710 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Leaving Silence - Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors (Hardcover): Susannah Larry Leaving Silence - Sexualized Violence, the Bible, and Standing with Survivors (Hardcover)
Susannah Larry
R751 R661 Discovery Miles 6 610 Save R90 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sexual Harassment, the Abuse of Power and the Crisis of Leadership - "Superstar" Harassers and how to Stop Them (Hardcover):... Sexual Harassment, the Abuse of Power and the Crisis of Leadership - "Superstar" Harassers and how to Stop Them (Hardcover)
James K. Beggan
R2,840 Discovery Miles 28 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Within these pages James K. Beggan puts forward a novel approach to understanding sexual harassment by high value superstars in the workplace. The approach integrates ideas derived from evolutionary theory, utility theory, sexual scripting theory and research on the regulation of emotion. Besides providing a better understanding of the phenomenon, the book aims to contribute to the development of better techniques to prevent sexual harassment. Recently, credible allegations of sexual misconduct against high profile figures have dominated the news. Sexual harassment has become an important issue for leaders and those who study leadership. The author presents a new approach to understanding sexual harassment in the #MeToo era that integrates research from a diverse range of areas typically ignored by researchers. Ideas derived from this new approach are used to propose more effective methods for the elimination of sexual harassment in the workplace. The book also addresses how efforts to prevent sexual harassment may interfere with the free expression of sexuality and ultimately threaten the rights of the individual. Academics and journalists interested in understanding sexual harassment, including graduate students, and undergraduates enrolled in upper division specialized courses in gender relations will find this book to be innovative and informative.

Sexual abuse - Dynamics, assessment and healing (Paperback): G.M. Spies Sexual abuse - Dynamics, assessment and healing (Paperback)
G.M. Spies
R662 Discovery Miles 6 620 Ships in 7 - 10 working days

Sexual abuse is a highly complex phenomenon that encompasses the dynamics of sexual abuse, the wide-ranging effects it has on child victims and their families, the legal rights of all the parties involved, and the role played by professional practitioners working in this field. In addition, the emotionally charged nature of this phenomenon contributes in no small measure to its complexity.

Sexual Harassment, the Abuse of Power and the Crisis of Leadership - "Superstar" Harassers and how to Stop Them (Paperback):... Sexual Harassment, the Abuse of Power and the Crisis of Leadership - "Superstar" Harassers and how to Stop Them (Paperback)
James K. Beggan
R1,005 Discovery Miles 10 050 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Within these pages James K. Beggan puts forward a novel approach to understanding sexual harassment by high value superstars in the workplace. The approach integrates ideas derived from evolutionary theory, utility theory, sexual scripting theory and research on the regulation of emotion. Besides providing a better understanding of the phenomenon, the book aims to contribute to the development of better techniques to prevent sexual harassment. Recently, credible allegations of sexual misconduct against high profile figures have dominated the news. Sexual harassment has become an important issue for leaders and those who study leadership. The author presents a new approach to understanding sexual harassment in the #MeToo era that integrates research from a diverse range of areas typically ignored by researchers. Ideas derived from this new approach are used to propose more effective methods for the elimination of sexual harassment in the workplace. The book also addresses how efforts to prevent sexual harassment may interfere with the free expression of sexuality and ultimately threaten the rights of the individual. Academics and journalists interested in understanding sexual harassment, including graduate students, and undergraduates enrolled in upper division specialized courses in gender relations will find this book to be innovative and informative.

Reclaiming Me - Lost Innocence (Hardcover): Athena Tempest Rose Reclaiming Me - Lost Innocence (Hardcover)
Athena Tempest Rose
R818 Discovery Miles 8 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Power of Women - A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing (Paperback): Denis Mukwege The Power of Women - A Doctor's Journey of Hope and Healing (Paperback)
Denis Mukwege
R487 R460 Discovery Miles 4 600 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Relentless Pursuit - Our Battle with Jeffrey Epstein (Paperback): Bradley J  Edwards Relentless Pursuit - Our Battle with Jeffrey Epstein (Paperback)
Bradley J Edwards; As told to Brittany Henderson
R469 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R24 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sexual Shame in Women and How to Experience Freedom (Hardcover): Joy Skarka Sexual Shame in Women and How to Experience Freedom (Hardcover)
Joy Skarka
R905 R777 Discovery Miles 7 770 Save R128 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Imagine Belonging - Your Inclusive Leadership Guide to Building an Equitable Workplace (Hardcover): Rhodes Perry Imagine Belonging - Your Inclusive Leadership Guide to Building an Equitable Workplace (Hardcover)
Rhodes Perry
R924 Discovery Miles 9 240 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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