Essays about: "Domestic Abuse"

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1. 16. Trauma, Gendered Violence and Coping-mechanisms in Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Jonna Rundqvist; [2020]
   Keywords : trauma theory; gendered violence; domestic abuse; coping-mechanisms; expressive writing; Colleen Hoover;

   Abstract : This essay analyses the representation of trauma and gendered violence in Colleen Hoover’s novel It Ends With Us. To do this, trauma theory and the notion of gendered violence are applied in the analysis, as well as Dorrit Cohn’s ideas of diary novels, dissonant narrator and consonant narrator. READ MORE

3. 17. Abuse of Domestic Workers in Hong Kong

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Caroline Älmeby; [2020]
   Keywords : Hong Kong; Foreign Domestic Worker; Filipino; Caregiving; Abuse; Exploitation; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Today, an increasing portion of the world's population is moving from one country to another every year to work. In recent years there has been a feminisation of labour migration where women from developing countries respond to shortages in care work in developed countries, as domestic workers. READ MORE

4. 18. The New Horizons of Business and Human Rights in International Arbitration : An Analysis of the Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Emelie Palm; [2020]
   Keywords : International Arbitration; Human Rights; Business and Human Rights; Access to Justice; Corporate Social Responsibility; The Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration;

   Abstract : Arbitration has previously been a dispute resolution method for commercial and investment disputes mostly concerning businesses and states. The recently launched Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration (The Hague Rules) are a universal set of rules for business-related human rights disputes in international arbitration, which offer an additional legal remedy for victims of human rights abuse linked to business activities. READ MORE

5. 19. Intimate Partner Violence and Domestic Violence within Same-Sex Relationships

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Lee Martin; [2020]
   Keywords : intimate partner violence; IPV; domestic violence; domestic abuse; lesbian; intersectionality;

   Abstract : This thesis seeks to analyze the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) within female same-sex relationships in order to uncover how/if it can be related to an invisibility of female same-sex relationships in society at large. By analyzing various articles and academic texts dealing with IPV in both heterosexual and homosexual relationships, the hope is to establish some core differences and similarities within the field of IPV research. READ MORE

6. 20. Misogyny: a hate crime or a private affair? : A socio-cultural study of the intersection between hate crime legislation and men’s violence against women

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Andrea Adebjörk; [2020]
   Keywords : hate crime; men’s violence against women; misogyny; Incel; sexual violence; power; othering; normalisation; masculinity; gendered spheres;

   Abstract : Hate crime and men’s violence against women are two well-recognised and highly prioritised human rights phenomena in both international and local contexts. Yet, the idea of linking the two phenomena together has received very limited support. READ MORE