The woman in the violence : gender, poverty, and resistance in Peru /

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The Woman in the Violence draws on fieldwork conducted in Lima, Peru, one of the largest cities in Latin America, and the life stories of dozens of women to examine multiple forms of violence and how it interrelates in their lives. Gender-based violence continues to blight the landscape of South Ame...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Alcalde, M. Cristina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Nashville : Vanderbilt University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Women > Violence against > Peru > Lima.
Poor women > Peru > Lima.
Femmes > Violence envers > Pérou > Lima.
Femmes pauvres > Pérou > Lima.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Elder Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Abuse > Domestic Partner Abuse.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
Poor women
Women > Violence against
Peru > Lima
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Life in the city : Lima, its possibilities, and its discontents
  • Reproducing structural inequalities within intimate relationships
  • Women's bodies, sexuality, and reproduction
  • Families, children, and mothering
  • Resources (un)available : institutional aid and institutional violence
  • The everyday experiences and dangers of starting over
  • Conclusions: representing the woman in the violence and approaching violence in women's lives.

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