A Deafening Silence : Hidden Violence Against Women and Children

This book is born of a contradiction: on the one hand, there has been a genuine advance in the awareness of male violence and actions to oppose it. On the other, male violence against women persists. So too does its denial, and the counter-attack against those who seek to expose it. Patrizia Romito's extraordinary book analyses male violence against women and children, and the mechanisms society develops to push it out of sight. It describes the links between discrimination, violence against women and violence against children, and uncovers the strategies and tactics used to conceal it, including denial, legitimization, euphemisation, blaming the victim and compartmentalisation.Written in a clear and direct style, the author offers both a synthesis of recent international data and a theoretical analysis of the mechanisms of concealment. It is an essential tool for anyone - professional, researcher or activist - wanting to understand male violence against women and children and to oppose it.

This book is born of a contradiction: on the one hand, there has been a genuine advance in the awareness of violence against women and children and actions to oppose it. On the other, the violence persists and so does the counter-attack against those who seek to expose it. Patrizia Romito's extraordinary book describes the links between discrimination, violence against women and violence against children and, uniquely, uncovers the strategies and tactics used for concealing it. Her analysis, corroborated by a solid theoretical framework as well as up-to-date international research data, powerfully reveals the interconnectedness of what might appear as separate events or measures. The book also demonstrates how the same tactics and strategies are at work in various different countries. Written in a clear and direct style, the book is an essential tool for anyone - professional, researcher or activist - wanting to understand male violence against women and children and to oppose it.

This Is An Analysis Of Male Violence Against Women And Children, Covering The Mechanisms Society Develops To Conceal It. The Text Describes The Links Between Discrimination And Violence Against Women, And Develops A Model Of Male Violence That Rejects Those Too-easy Explanations - 'madness', 'passion' And 'instincts'. Violence And Discrimination Against Women -- The Theoretical Context -- Tactics For Hiding Male Violence -- Hiding Strategies. Patrizia Romito ; Translated From Original Italian By Janet Eastwood. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 181-209) And Index. Translated From The Italian. This book considers what makes us happy, using a new approach that directly addresses the circumstances under which highly subjective well-being is experienced, often with surprising results. -- Provided by publisher