Overview
- Timely study of an important issue in the public eye - violence against women
- Examines a topic long overlooked or given limited attention in the society in general and Philosophy in particular
- Spotlights actions and policies that merit closer analysis and reflection
- Approachable user-friendly text that assumes no prior background in the subject, making it suitable for use in undergraduate courses
Part of the book series: Library of Public Policy and Public Administration (LPPP, volume 12)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Harassment and Medicalized Violence
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Front Matter
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Media Violence, Pornography, and Prostitution
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Keywords
- Violence Against Women
- Surviving Sexual Violence
- War Rape
- Sexual Assualt
- Date Rape
- Media Violence, Pornography, and Prostitution
- Screen Violence: Rape Culture on the Screen
- Online Violence
- Kantian Moral Reflections on a Phenomenology of Prostitution
- Personal Injury Caused by Pornography
- Psychological Approaches to the Harms of Sexual Violence
- Interventions During Pregnancy
- Medicalization of Violence Against Women
- Domestic Violence
- Elder Abuse
- Female Victims of Gun Violence
- Honour Killing
- Victims of violence
- Prostitution and pornography
- Sexual harassment
- violence and crime
About this book
This text offers a philosophical analysis of the problem, with important insights from the various contributors. Topics range from sexual assault to media violence, prostitution and pornography, domestic violence, and sexual harassment. Each of the four parts include essays which tackle these issues and provide us with tools for bringing about change.
The philosophical approaches to the topic give readers insight into the harms of interpersonal violence and its impact on the lives of its victims.
Analyzing Violence Against Women calls us to examine public policies and work for systemic change. In the process, we are reminded that the concerns of the discipline of Philosophy encompasses issues with a wider scope.
Students will especially benefit from seeing how the various authors grapple with this pressing issue and clarify why we need to bring about change.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Wanda Teays is a professor of Philosophy and Ethics at Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles. She is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on Ethics, Global Bioethics, Ethics & Film, and Critical Reasoning. These include Global Bioethics and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014); Business Ethics Through Movies: A Case Study Approach (Wiley, 2015) Seeing the Light: Exploring Ethics Through Movies (Wiley, 2013); Bioethics, Justice and Health Care (Wadsworth, 2001); Second Thoughts: Critical Thinking for a Diverse Society, 4th ed. (McGraw-Hill, 2010); Violence Against Women: Philosophical Perspectives (Cornell U Press, 1998).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Analyzing Violence Against Women
Editors: Wanda Teays
Series Title: Library of Public Policy and Public Administration
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05989-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05988-0Published: 10 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05989-7Published: 01 April 2019
Series ISSN: 1566-7669
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 273
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Ethics, Violence and Crime, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, Sexual Behavior, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, Philosophy of Law