Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence

Based on new data on the impact of gender equality on interpersonal violence, the paper offers a critique of the gender-based violence view and presents an alternative view where gender inequality is central. This is connected to recent theory developments regarding gendering as an ontoformative (r...

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Main Author: Øystein Gullvåg Holter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hipatia Press 2013-02-01
Series:Masculinities and Social Change
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Online Access:https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/mcs/article/view/498
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description Based on new data on the impact of gender equality on interpersonal violence, the paper offers a critique of the gender-based violence view and presents an alternative view where gender inequality is central. This is connected to recent theory developments regarding gendering as an ontoformative (reality shaping) process, focusing on how gender inequality becomes manifest especially through sexual harassment and sex-related violence.
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spelling doaj.art-021dc44f641742fbaa125d8c2c92a2642022-12-22T00:32:35ZengHipatia PressMasculinities and Social Change2014-36052013-02-012110.4471/mcs.2013.21Masculinities, Gender Equality and ViolenceØystein Gullvåg Holter0University of Oslo Based on new data on the impact of gender equality on interpersonal violence, the paper offers a critique of the gender-based violence view and presents an alternative view where gender inequality is central. This is connected to recent theory developments regarding gendering as an ontoformative (reality shaping) process, focusing on how gender inequality becomes manifest especially through sexual harassment and sex-related violence. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/mcs/article/view/498gender equalityviolencesexual harassmentgenderingtheory development
spellingShingle Øystein Gullvåg Holter
Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
Masculinities and Social Change
gender equality
violence
sexual harassment
gendering
theory development
title Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
title_full Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
title_fullStr Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
title_full_unstemmed Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
title_short Masculinities, Gender Equality and Violence
title_sort masculinities gender equality and violence
topic gender equality
violence
sexual harassment
gendering
theory development
url https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/mcs/article/view/498
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