Domestic violence in Asia : globalization, gender and Islam in the Maldives
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Domestic violence in Asia : globalization, gender and Islam in the Maldives
（ASAA women in Asia series / editor, Louise Edwards）
Routledge, 2016, c2014
- : pbk
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Originally published: 2014
Includes bibliographical references (p. [146]-167) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book explores changing patterns of domestic violence in Asia. Based on extensive original research in the Maldives, it argues that forces of globalisation, consumerism, Islamism and democratisation are changing the nature of domestic relations, with shifting ideas surrounding gender and Islam being particularly significant. The book points out that domestic violence has been relatively low in the Maldives in comparison with other Asian countries, as a result of, the book argues, a history of relatively equal gender relations, an ideology of masculinity that is associated with calmness and rationality where violence is not considered an acceptable means of dealing with problems, and flexible marriage and divorce practices. The book shows how these factors are being undermined by new ideas which emphasise the need for wifely obedience, increasing gender inequality and the right of husbands to be coercive.
Table of Contents
Preface: Insider / Outsider Introduction: Domestic Violence in Asia and Globalization from Below 1. Coercive Control: Patterns of intimate partner violence in the Maldives 2. The Protective Factors: Lessons for violence prevention 3. 'A Good Wife Obeys her Husband': The changing nature of the family 4. 'For the Love of Women': Increasing gender inequality 5. A Social Crisis in the Maldives Conclusion: Creating peace cultures: The way forward
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