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Women and Gendered Violence in Canada: An Intersectional Approach
Violence against women is usually framed as an issue of interpersonal violence perpetuated by men. While domestic violence and sexual assault are significant social problems, such a narrow framing obscures the diversity of women’s experience, fails to illuminate the role social structures play, and excludes discussions of workplace and state violence. By drawing on a range of theoretical traditions emerging from feminism, criminology, and sociology, Women and Gendered Violence in Canada significantly expands the conversation on violence against women.
The first section of the book develops the conceptual and contextual framework that informs the remainder of the text, and the following three sections are organized around types of interpersonal, labour site, and state. Each chapter ends with lists of suggested activities, and first person narratives are integrated throughout to personalize the material and issues being examined.
The first section of the book develops the conceptual and contextual framework that informs the remainder of the text, and the following three sections are organized around types of interpersonal, labour site, and state. Each chapter ends with lists of suggested activities, and first person narratives are integrated throughout to personalize the material and issues being examined.
416 pages, Paperback
Published October 18, 2018
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November 26, 2019
5 stars.
I decided to add textbooks to my list of books this semester because I do spend a lot of time reading them and I think It's interesting. That being said the ratings for textbooks will be different from fiction and reads for fun. As it is a textbook, I wouldn't said that I had fun reading this but it was extremely effective and well done.
I learned so much from this book and I love the way it was organized. The sections and chapters are well divided and explained in a way that is academic, accessible and understandable. That being said I went into this course and textbook having a basic knowledge of the material being covered.
I loved that this was intersectional and intersectionality was a focus throughout every chapter and section of this work. I also love that every chapter ended with a section on resilience and resistance. I think this expands "gendered violence", by highlighting the complexities and nuances it regards to the topic.
I decided to add textbooks to my list of books this semester because I do spend a lot of time reading them and I think It's interesting. That being said the ratings for textbooks will be different from fiction and reads for fun. As it is a textbook, I wouldn't said that I had fun reading this but it was extremely effective and well done.
I learned so much from this book and I love the way it was organized. The sections and chapters are well divided and explained in a way that is academic, accessible and understandable. That being said I went into this course and textbook having a basic knowledge of the material being covered.
I loved that this was intersectional and intersectionality was a focus throughout every chapter and section of this work. I also love that every chapter ended with a section on resilience and resistance. I think this expands "gendered violence", by highlighting the complexities and nuances it regards to the topic.
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