Marital rape : consent, marriage, and social change in global context /

Marital Rape is the first book to examine rape in marriage as a global problem affecting millions of women. While legal and cultural conceptions of marital rape vary widely -- from criminal assault to wifely duty -- the authors document that forced sex undermines the physical and psychological well-...

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Marital Rape
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Note on Sources
Prologue: Understanding Marital Rape in Global Context
Legal References
Hauptverfasser:
Yllö, Kersti, Torres, M. Gabriela
Weitere Verfasser:
Torres, M. Gabriela (HerausgeberIn), Yllö, Kersti (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford University Press 2016
Zusammenfassung:
Marital Rape is the first book to examine rape in marriage as a global problem affecting millions of women. While legal and cultural conceptions of marital rape vary widely -- from criminal assault to wifely duty -- the authors document that forced sex undermines the physical and psychological well-being of women in all cultures.
Umfang:
1 online resource (265 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-023838-0
0-19-061520-6
0-19-023837-2
Schlagworte:
Rape in marriage.
Marital violence.
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