Intimate violence : a Czech contribution on International Violence Against Women Survey /
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| Author / Creator: | Buriánek, Jiří. |
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| Edition: | First English edition. |
| Imprint: | Prague : Karolinum Press, 2013. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11250963 |
| Summary: | This book summarizes the results of a large international research IVAWS on domestic violence, which took place in the Czech Republic in 2003. Besides a comprehensive description of the prevalence of Czech women´s experience it also brings the results of the pilot-study carried out a bit later among men. It reflects a wider social context of this phenomenon (the importance of previous experience in the family, alcohol abuse, drugs, partner´s aggression, the effect of education and social status). It also deals with economic and psychological violence or abuse and with the overall consequences for the victims. Additionally, it examines the possibility and limits of the intervention of state authorities and non-profit organizations. In the respect of the comparison of several countries involved in the IVAWS it offers the interpretation of findings in terms of the Czech side. The theoretical framework and the knowledge base accumulated in this book represents the solid starting point for further investigation of this serious social problem for many scholars interested in the topic, including the current research project focused on both the replication and the further enrichment of the survey. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (221 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-160). |
| ISBN: | 9788024630304 8024630303 9788024622187 8024622181 |