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The definition of violence against women is any type of physical or sexual assault, physical threat, threats with weapons, deprivation of liberty, psychological and emotional abuse, and stalking perpetrated by men against legally married or common-law partners, girlfriends, or female dating partners whether the relationships are intact or estranged (Johnson & Dawson, 2011). This definition adopts a human right, internationally relevant perspective that is not limited to criminal justice or public health perspectives. Canada’s “Family Violence Initiative” attempts to broaden the definition of violence against women, but unfortunately degenders the phenomenon by using the term “family violence” defined as acts of physical, emotional, financial, sexual abuse, and neglect that occur in relationships of intimacy, kinship, dependency, or trust (Johnson & Dawson, 2011). Feminists and many...
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Hampton, M. (2014). Violence Against Women. In: Michalos, A.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3360
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