TY - JOUR AU - Bevacqua, M. PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Violence and Gender JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/violence-and-gender SP - AB - Over the past three decades, public awareness of violence as a social problem with unique ramifications for women has increased dramatically. In this class, we will examine the gendered and systemic nature of violence. Our focus will be on both understanding and preventing violence against women, asking, what must men and women do to put an end to this social problem? This will require us to examine our own ideas about gender and inequality. We will pay special attention to the ways in which gender-based violence is perpetuated through interpersonal relationships and through social institutions such as the judicial system, the media, law enforcement, organized sports, and schools. We will also investigate the effects of systemic and interlocking forms of oppression and privilege. We will further examine violence against women as an international human rights issue. ER -