{"product_id":"gender-based-violence-a-comprehensive-guide-9783031056390","title":"Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides comprehensive information about various types of gender-based violence (GBV) and abuse. GBV is a major public health and social problem that affects people, mostly women and girls, in every community, culture, and country. GBV refers to the violence or a pattern of abusive behaviours including physical aggression, sexual coercion, psychological abuse and controlling behaviours resulting in physical, sexual or psychological harm. It is associated with severe physical and psychological consequences, and can result in death.   . \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eGBV can take many forms including female foeticide, infanticide, female genital mutilation, child marriage, grooming, trafficking, forced marriage, dowry-     related abuse, honour-based violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, street violence, abuse against older people, domestic violence, and intimate partner violence. It can take place in public, private and virtual settings, and within the context of intimate,  familial, community and institutional relationships. While all these forms affect girls and women more, boys and men can also be exposed of various forms of violence including child abuse, sexual abuse, wartime violence, corporal punishment to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book takes a unique approach and presents an overview of ​gender-based violence and related practices throughout the world. The book is written in a     user friendly manner in order to be accessible as an  introductory text to a wide range of readers including students, practitioners  and researchers. Edited by a public health academic and a social worker, with  contributions representing a wide range of disciplines, the book will appeal to many professions including nurses, midwives, social care and social work practitioners, police, teachers, psychologists, and sociologists.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter will look at one form of violent act or harmful practice and will provide information such as definitions or typologies, prevalence, where it is practiced, its impact (including health impact), preventive measures etc. There will be a short case study included in each chapter to explain the problem. \u003cbr\u003e            Foreword       Part 1   Introduction       Chapter 1    Understanding Gender-based Violence       Chapter 2    Theorising gender-based violence       Part 2   Child  Abuse       Chapter 3    Child sexual exploitation and its impact       Chapter 4    Childhood sexual abuse       Part 3   Intimate partner violence       Chapter 5   Forced marriage       Chapter 6   Intimate partner violence       Chapter 7   Economic abuse       Chapter 8    The intersection between domestic abuse, substance misuse and   mental health problems       Chapter 9    Post-separation and divorce-related abuse       Chapter   10    Stalking       Chapter   11    Femicide       Chapter 12   Familicide as a Form of Abuse       Chapter 13   Widowhood        Part 4   Non-partner sexual violence       Chapter 14   Exploring Rape as a Gender-Based Crime       Chapter 15    Sexual harassment: breastfeeding, design and the city       Part 5   Harmful practices       Chapter 16   Acid attacks       Chapter 17    Bride abduction       Chapter 18    Colourism       Chapter 19    Dowry-related abuse and dowry death       Chapter 20   Female genital mutilation       Chapter 21   Honour crimes       Chapter 22   Violence, Land, Gender:    Exploring connections       Chapter 23   Menstruation and gender-based violence       Chapter 24   Spiritual abuse and gender-based violence       Chapter 25   Wartime violence and intimate partner violence       Part 6   Human Trafficking       Chapter 26    Abuses against female migrant domestic workers in the UK: An   intersectional approach       Chapter 27    Human trafficking       Chapter 28    Migration and gender-based violence       Chapter 29   Sex work and sex trafficking       Part 7   Institutional violence       Chapter 30   Obstetric violence       Chapter 31   Pornography       Chapter 32   Reproductive coercion and abuse       Chapter 33   Workplace Harassment       Part 8   Identity abuse       Chapter 34   Domestic Violence and Abuse in LGBTQ+ Communities       Chapter 35   Older adult mistreatment       Chapter 36   Violence against disabled people       Part 9   Digital and technology-facilitated abuse       Chapter 37   Digital sexual assault: Understanding the non-consensual   sharing of sexual images       Chapter 38   Online text-based (sexual) abuse       Chapter 39   Technology-facilitated abuse       Part 10   Legal responses       Chapter 40   Domestic Violence: The Legislative Overview of South Asian   Countries       Chapter 41    The international legal framework on gender-based violence       Part 11   Conclusion       Chapter 42   Reflections and Way Forward       Glossary   of terms       Abbreviations","brand":"Springer International Publishing AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51742892196183,"sku":"9783031056390","price":61.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9783031056390.jpg?v=1758387170","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gender-based-violence-a-comprehensive-guide-9783031056390","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}