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Hidden Violence Against Women and Children Patrizia Romito This book analyses male violence against women and children, and the mechanisms society develops to push it out of sight. January 4, 2008 |
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This book is born of a contradiction: on the one hand, there has been a
genuine advance in the awareness of violence against women and children and
actions to oppose it. On the other, the violence persists and so does the
counter-attack against those who seek to expose it.
Patrizia Romito's extraordinary book describes the links between
discrimination, violence against women and violence against children and,
uniquely, uncovers the strategies and tactics used for concealing it. Her
analysis, corroborated by a solid theoretical framework as well as up-to-date
international research data, powerfully reveals the interconnectedness of what
might appear as separate events or measures. The book also demonstrates how the
same tactics and strategies are at work in various different countries.
Written in a clear and direct style, the book is an essential tool for anyone -
professional, researcher or activist - wanting to understand male violence
against women and children and to oppose it.
Patrizia Romito is a Professor of Social and Community Psychology at the University of Trieste, Italy. She spent several years working in Geneva, Paris and Stanford (California). She has extensive research experience in violence against women and children, as well as the social responses to it.
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