Ordinary Violence: Everyday Assaults against Women Worldwide

(Hardback, 2nd edition)

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Addresses the many forms of global violence against women and shows how the psychology of individuals, institutions, and societies perpetuate the oppression of women. In this eye-opening study, the author asserts that institutionalized definitions of masculinity and femininity, along with the social and economic inequality among the sexes, help perpetuate the daily and deadly violence against women all across the world. This second edition of a classic work examines the latest discussions on gender relations, including the current debate over whether prostitution and pornography should be deemed inherently violent and the role of western countries in the global response to violence against women.

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Mary White Stewart, PhD, is professor of sociology and director of the School of Social Research and Justice Studies at the University of Nevada.