Battered Women in AmericaGlobal concerns

Historical antecedents:

4 male dominance

4 women as property

4 rape as a consequence of wars

4 violence as a problem-solving device

Current acts of violence:

4 female infanticide

4 genital/other mutilation

4 wife burning

4 gang rapes in armed conflicts

4 sale of women into prostitution

4 battery

4 honor/dowry killings

? exploitation of servants

2. Steinbacher & Kaufman, Bielefeld 1994

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