| The Concept and Measurement of Violence Against Women and Men Contributor(s): Walby, Sylvia (Author), Towers, Jude (Author), Balderston, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1447332636 ISBN-13: 9781447332633 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Abuse - Domestic Partner Abuse |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. The book is a guide to how the measurement of violence can be best achieved. It shows how to make femicide, rape, domestic violence, and FGM visible in official statistics. It offers practical guidance on definitions, indicators and coordination mechanisms and sets new standards and guidelines to influence the measurement of violence in the coming decades. |
Contributor Bio(s): Towers, Jude: - Jude Towers is a doctor of applied social statistics, a senior research associate at Lancaster University, and associate director Violence & Society UNESCO Centre.Walby, Sylvia: - Sylvia Walby is distinguished professor of Sociology and the UNESCO Chair in Gender Research at Lancaster University. She is the author, most recently, of Globalization and Inequalities: Complexity and Contested Modernities.Francis, Brian: - Brian Francis is professor of social statistics at Lancaster University and associate director Violence & Society UNESCO Centre.Balderston, Susan: - Susie Balderston is a doctor of applied social science, a senior research associate at Lancaster University, and a lecturer in social policy at Salford University. |