Violence Against Women (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9781534503922)

Annually, approximately 66,000 women are violently killed in countries around the world. While historically these crimes were grouped into the general category of homicide, femicide, the murder of women because of their gender, is now being recognized as a unique issue and a hate crime. However, some assert that the fact that 80 percent of murder victims are male suggests that the issue of femicide is being blown out of proportion. This volume explores the forms femicide takes around the world and potential means of combatting it, and discusses the varying perspectives on the usefulness of its categorization.

Author: Kathryn Roberts
ISBN-10: 1534503927
ISBN-13: 9781534503922
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/30/2018
Pages: 200
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.30w x 0.60d