Violence against LGBT people

conflict of male gender dominance and violence towards women in The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster and Woyzeck by Georg Buchner. In Webster’s play, the duchess is continually at the mercy of her brother, Ferdinand, because he does not want her to inherit their father’s money. The duchess has an illicit love affair with Antonio, which makes it possible for Ferdinand and the Cardinal to have her executed for an illicit love affair. This form of male gender violence is also seen in Buchner‘s main…

the slogan “id tap that,” to be offensive. However, I could see my mother finding that both inappropriate and offensive. This shows the generational gap that may play a part in how people interpret others actions. And how my generation is desensitized to sex, alcohol, and drugs. This may cause the vague line where people do not understand behavior that is deemed inappropriate. I remember growing up and my friend’s dad always use to wear Hawaiian shirts with silhouettes of naked women all over…

At this time Morocco is deep-seated in junctions of international rights doctrines and local Islamic activist endeavors, and this “crossroad demonstrates potential promise for addressing gender-based violence and supporting women’s rights” (Elliott 2009, Evrard 2014). Moroccan Family Law The official and legal system of Morocco is an “assortment of laws grounded on the Maliki tradition of Sharia, local customary laws based in tribal laws, and the French…

I attended the UCD School of Nursing interprofessional experience where treatment of domestic violence and substance abuse was addressed on two separate days. The first day of the seminar was very interesting to me because it was my first time learning about the signs of domestic violence. I was in a group that consisted of nursing students, and they were all very curious about my role as a Social Worker. They asked me questions such as, what I am currently doing at my internship and what made…

college student experiencing dating violence may have to deal with throughout the day, all the while attending lectures, studying for upcoming tests and trying to get involved in extracurricular activities. Author P. Finn explains that one of the more severe educational consequences of dating violence, is that a student may stop attending college…

about. Some say it is an epidemic, some say it is a women’s issue, others say it is not a problem at all. Just a problem made up by the media. Whatever the masses would like to say about it, the basic terminology is sexual assault or gender-based violence. There has been debate on the type of policies that should be in place for combating sexual assault on college campuses. Every college campus has different sexual assault policies; however, Minnesota, New York and California have many policies…

Intimate partner violence compounded with substance use can be a complex and difficult struggle to work through with survivors and batterers alike. The power and control dynamics of those relationships can be masked often by or depicted as a result of the disease of addiction, which creates a rather convoluted and perplexing circumstantial environment to work within. This is particularly difficult in communities that initially have limited resources. For this reason, a comprehensive approach and…

changes,” said Howard Rheingold. Participatory culture lends the exchange of diverse perspectives, community involvement, and empowerment through online platforms for social groups. Social media activism—as seen in the Ozgecan Aslan case against gender-based violence in Turkey on Twitter—and YouTube—transitioning from amateur to professional, revenue-targeted content—depict how participatory culture has revolutionized the way new ideas are exposed. In particular, the Ozgecan Aslan social media…

college that I realized Sociology/Human Service was the best choice. When I initially started school, I was interested in Computer Programming, but eventually learned this wasn’t the direction I wanted to move forward with. I’ve always loved helping people, and although working as a computer tech would afford me this opportunity, on some level, human service work is what I was called to do. I value the importance of being a helping hand, which is why I will continuously aspire to be the best…

Violence against women is violent and deliberate behavior directed at women and takes many forms, whether moral or physical, and according to the United Nations definition, violence against women is the behavior against women and motivated by sexual neurosis, resulting in suffering and harm to women in the physical, psychological and sexual aspects, The threat in any form, deprivation and limitation of women's freedom in their private or public life is a practice of violence against women.…