Marital rape : consent, marriage, and social change in global context /

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Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Description:xii, 240 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Interpersonal violence series
Interpersonal violence series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10894113
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Other authors / contributors:Yllö, Kersti, editor.
Torres, M. Gabriela, editor.
ISBN:9780190238360 (alk. paper)
0190238364 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-231) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Note on Sources
  • Prologue: Understanding Marital Rape in Global Context
  • Section I. Conceptualizing the Problem of Marital Rape
  • 1. Reconciling Cultural Difference in the Study of Marital Rape
  • 2. An Overview of Marital Rape Research in the United States: Limitations and Implications for Cross-Cultural Research
  • 3. Cross-Cultural Studies of Gender-Based Violence: Holistic Approaches for Marital Rape Research
  • Section II. The Lived Experience of Rape in Marriage in Cross-Cultural Context
  • 4. Modern Marriage, Masculinity, and Intimate Partner Violence in Nigeria
  • 5. Marital Sexual Violence, Structural Vulnerability, and Misplaced Responsibility in Northern Viêt Nam
  • 6. Normalizing Suffering, Robadas, Coercive Power, and Marital Unions Among Ladinas in Eastern Guatemala
  • 7. Marital Rape and the Law: The Condition of Black Township Women in South Africa's Democracy
  • 8. Marital Sexual Violence in Turkey
  • 9. Rape and the Continuum of Sexual Abuse in Intimate Relationships: Interviews With US Women From Different Social Classes
  • 10. Sexual Murder of Women Intimate Partners in Great Britain
  • Section III. Public Health, Legal, and Human Rights Perspectives
  • 11. A Feminist Public Health Approach to Marital Rape
  • 12. Marital Rape Laws Globally: Rationales and Snapshots Around the World
  • 13. Human Rights Meets Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
  • Epilogue: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Future Research
  • Legal References
  • References
  • Index