Domestic Violence in Asia

Description:

"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"--

subjects: Family violence,  Maldives,  Intimate partner violence,  Islam,  Globalization,  Women in Islam,  Asia, social conditions,  Violence familiale,  Violence entre partenaires,  Aspect religieux,  Mondialisation,  Aspect social,  Femmes dans l'islam,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Public Policy,  Social Security,  Social Services & Welfare,  Social aspects,  Geschlechterverhältnis,  Häusliche Gewalt,  Muslimin,  Religious aspects