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Book SynopsisThe authors of this volume look into the origins of gender based violence as well as ways to tackle this issue. They link systematic reflections unfold-ing a socio-cultural viewpoint and depictions of concrete action with psychological tools regarding the effect of interventions. The book is a result of the European project “Empower”, which is part of the Daphne III Programme (2007-2013) and whose goal is to realize the objectives defined by European policy aimed at preventing and fighting all forms of gender based violence.
Trade ReviewUber sozio-kulturelle Wurzeln reflektieren und aufzeigen, wie geschlechterbasierte Gewalt uberwunden werden kann, ist das Unterfangen des Readers "Daphne and the Centaurs - Overcoming Gender Based Violence" [...] Der Reader eroffnet neue und interessante Perspektiven [...]. WeiberDiwan Winter2013/14 Contributors in psychology, criminology, and gender studies consider several cultural frameworks found in European countries, which, in some cases, have oppressed women. Reference & Research Book News October 2013
Table of ContentsTheoretical aspects Why is Antigone still alive? The tragic Italian women's contemporary situation Centaurs. A violent masculine Myth The Goddess culture: Gylanic model versus androcratic model Awareness of victimization and request for help: Two moments of the same path Clinical issues Women as mothers, lovers, and wives: inherent representation of role-based violence Psychodrama for the promotion of female agency in overcoming the victimary role You made your bed, now you can lie in it: the biodynamic understanding of healing the social mechanisms keeping women in abusive relationships Transgenerational Echoes of Violence: The case of a project for victims of gender-based violence in Italy Strategies and tools The T.A.T. in brief psychological consultation with women victims of violence The experience of domestic violence: an interpretative-phenomenological analysis
