Exploring The Continuum: Sexualized Violence by Men And Male Youth Against Women And Girls

In this paper, the continuum of violence against women is explored through numerous news media reports. After a review of social learning, cultural violence and feminist theories on violence against women, the paper concentrates on the climate of misogyny and increased risk of violence, as manifested in the rise in sexual harassment, terrorism in relation to abortion seekers and providers, and intimate femicide, in both the United States and Canada.Dans cet article le continuum de la violence envers les femmes est explore par l'entremise de nombreux rapports de nouvelles. Apres un bilan de l'apprentissage social, de la violence culturelle et les theories feministes sur la violence envers les femmes, cet article se concentre sur le climat de misogynie et le risque croissant de violence, tel que manifeste par la hausse de harcelement sexuel, le terrorismc envers les personnes qui veulent avoir un avortement et ceux qui les dispensent, et le femicide intime, aux Etats-Unis et au Canada

In the Name of Fathers: Honour Killings and Some Examples from South-eastern Turkey

Starting from patriarchal power and authority, this article explores the control of girls/women under classic patriarchies, particularly virginity, forced virginity tests and honour killings (HK); that is, murder of a woman by her male kin after something she has done is interpreted as tainting her family's honour.En partant du pouvoir et de l'autorité patriarcale, cet article explore le contrôle des filles et des femmes sous les patriarchies classiques, particulièrement la virginité, les tests de confirmation de virginité forcés et les mises à mort pour l'honneur, c'est-à-dire, le meurtre d'une femme par un homme de sa parenté, pour avoir fait quelquechose interprété comme ayant souillé l'honneur de sa famille

Random Pictures of Friendship, Loyalty and Betrayal

If you call me “brother” now, Forgive me if I inquire, Just according to whose plan? When it comes down to dust, I will help you, if I must, I will kill you if I can. (L. Cohen, THE STORYOF ISAAC

Incest

Dictionaries define incest as "sexual intercourse between persons so closely related that marriage between them is forbidden by law." However, common usage of the term embodies a wider range of sexual contacts. Social interpretations also subsume sexual contact among close kin where the participants may not be "forbidden" to marry each other by law. Therefore, the common views about incest are more amorphous than both the dictionary and legal definitions..

Random Pictures of Love, Loss & Estrangement

But now comes the distances, both of us must try, ....eyes are soft with sorrow, hey that’s no way to say goodbye! (L. Cohen, HEYTHAT’S NO WAYTO SAYGOODBYE!

Random Pictures of Animal Friends

And he gave you a German Shepherd to walk with a collar of leather and nails. And he never once made you explain or talk about all of the little details. (L. Cohen, MASTER SONG

Random Pictures of Hope and Hopelessness

The birds they sang, at the break of day, Start again, I heard them say, Don’t dwell on what has passed away, Or what is yet to be... (L. Cohen. ANTHEM

Random Pictures of People, Friends and Foes

And what can I tell you, my brother, my killer... what can I possibly say? I guess, that I miss you, I guess, I forgive you... I’m glad that you stood in my way! (L. Cohen, FAMOUS BLUE RAINCOAT