News tagged with gender violence

According to a study, change in social roles of men and women may increase gender violence

Changes in social roles of men and women may cause the increase of gender violence. When sexist men feel their power threatened within their relationship, they may use violence as a way to restore their lost power.

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created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study: Social media and the Internet allowed young Arab women to play a central role in the Arab Spring

Over the course of 2011's momentous Arab Spring uprisings, young women in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain and Yemen used social media and cyberactivism to carve out central roles in the revolutionary struggles under way in ...

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Social class, gender and ethnic group determine adolescents' sexual-affective education

The social class, the gender and the ethnic group are three essential dimensions, not only in the social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in ...

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created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0