A Deafening Silence - Hidden Violence Against Women and Children (Hardcover)

This book is born of a contradiction: on the one hand, there has been a genuine advance in the awareness of male violence and actions to oppose it. On the other, male violence against women persists. So too does its denial, and the counter-attack against those who seek to expose it. Patrizia Romito's extraordinary book analyses male violence against women and children, and the mechanisms society develops to push it out of sight. It describes the links between discrimination, violence against women and violence against children, and uncovers the strategies and tactics used to conceal it, including denial, legitimization, euphemisation, blaming the victim and compartmentalisation.Written in a clear and direct style, the author offers both a synthesis of recent international data and a theoretical analysis of the mechanisms of concealment. It is an essential tool for anyone - professional, researcher or activist - wanting to understand male violence against women and children and to oppose it.

General

Imprint:	Policy Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Patrizia Romito
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-86134-962-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Domestic violence
LSN:	1-86134-962-9
Barcode:	9781861349620

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