A team of researchers with members from institutions in France and the U.S. has found a case of intimate partner violence being associated with higher marital fertility rates. In their paper published in the journal Nature ...
Crime and insecurity are deeply entrenched in some cities. While we have rankings of the most dangerous cities in the world, this does not give a clear picture of how and why dangerous spaces develop in cities.
Social Sciences
May 25, 2018
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Giving small loans to people for small household purchases or to invest in businesses has been an integral part of Australian, American and other aid programs for decades. This is called "microfinance", and the aim is not ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2018
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A recent ABC News investigation highlighted the difficulties some Muslim women in Australia have experienced in trying to obtain a religious divorce from imams. This in turn can many times trap Muslim women in abusive relationships ...
Social Sciences
May 2, 2018
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The federal government spends an estimated $55 billion annually on dealing with the effects of childhood exposure to domestic violence, according to new research by social scientists at Case Western Reserve University.
Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2018
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A pioneering project has proven successful in helping women sex workers escape a downward spiral – and in one case was a life-saver.
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2018
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Violence against women could become significantly less visible in police-recorded crime figures when a new counting method comes into effect, warn researchers at Lancaster University.
Social Sciences
Jan 8, 2018
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Facing social and financial pressures, remarried women in Cambodia are at increased risk for domestic violence compared to first-time married, divorced or single women, Sothy Eng, Lehigh University professor of practice in ...
Social Sciences
Oct 6, 2017
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Digital technology is increasingly used in domestic and family violence, and the so-called "smart home" could make it worse.
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Sep 12, 2017
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New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA) challenges assumptions that men in child protection cases do not stay involved in children's lives and always, or only, pose a risk of harm to their child—fathers in ...
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2017
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