Unit 1 - Chap. 1-3 Flashcards
Global Violence Against Women, History of Violence in the Family, and Focus on Research and Theory.
What is violence against women?
Violence against women is any act of physical, sexual, or psychological harm or threat of harm directed at a woman because she is a woman.
What are honor killings?
A traditional practice in which men kill a female relative who is believed to have brought dishonor upon the family or community.
What’s the most common form of violence that women around the world experience?
Intimate partner violence.
What is a dowry?
A payment of money or articles during, before, or after marriage by a girl’s parent to her in-laws.
What is bride-burning?
When in-laws consider the dowry to be inadequate.
What is female foeticide?
The act of aborting a fetus because it is female.
What is femicide?
The killing of women because of their gender and has been made a crime.
What does the patriarchy refer to?
A social system that recognizes the complete dominance of men over women, typically strengthened by law in addition to custom and religion.
What is intimate partner violence?
Violence committed within an adult intimate relationship, regardless of gender, and generally is part of an ongoing complex pattern of violent behavior.
What is child abuse/child neglect?
Any act committed against a child by a caretaker that causes death, harm, or risk of harm—physical, sexual, or psychological, as well as failure to provide care.
What is elder abuse?
It may involve physical, sexual, or emotional/psychological violence and neglect, abandonment, or financial exploitation.
What is neglect?
Failure or refusal to provide care or services for a person when there is an obligation to do so.
What is physical abuse?
The use of force or threat of force that may result in bodily injury, physical pain, or impairment.
What is psychological abuse?
The intentional infliction of anguish, pain, or distress designed to control the victim.
What is sexual abuse?
Nonconsensual sexual contact of any kind.
