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Author:   Shireen J Jejeebhoy ,  Iqbal Shah ,  Shyam Thapa
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 15.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.653kg
ISBN:  

9781842776810

ISBN 10:   1842776819
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   01 December 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface List of Tables List of Figures 1. Introduction - Shireen J. Jejeebhoy and Sarah Bott 2. Non-Consensual Sexual Experiences and Underlying gender norms - Mary C. Ellsberg, K.G. Santhya and Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Wassana Im-em, Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra and Kritaya Archvanitkul , Rachel Jewkes, Ademola J. Ajuwon , Nancy Luke 3. Young Men as Victims and Perpetrators - Carlos F. Caceres, Carolyne Njue, Ian Askew and Jane Chege, David John Wilkinson, Luke Samuel Bearup and Tong Soprach 4. Outcomes of Non-Consensual Sex - Anuja Gupta and Ashwini Ailawadi, Michael A. Koenig, Iryna Zablotska, Tom Lutalo, Fred Nalugoda, Jennifer Wagman and Ron Gray, Vikram Patel and Gracy Andrew 5. Legal, Education and Health System Responses - Indira Jaising, Charles Ngwena, Judith Mirsky, Sarah Bott, Alessandra C. Guedes and Ana Guezmesm Alan J. Flisher 6. Approaches to the Study of Non-Consensual Sex - Cicely Marston, Philip Guest, Patchara Rumakom, Philip Guest, Waranuch Chinvarasopak, Watit Utarmat and Jiraporn Sontanakanit, John W. Townsend 7. Moving Forward - Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, Iqbal H. Shah and Shyam Thapa Notes on Contributors Index

Reviews

'This book breaks the silence about sexual abuse of adolescents happening beneath the surface of stable communities. It alerts us to the individual and public health impacts of involuntary sexual involvements that adolescents lack the social, psychological, and economic means to resist. Leading authorities illuminate the subtle pressures that manipulate adolescents into exploitative sexual behaviours in societies that condemn sexual abuse in principle, but condone it in practice. The focus is on developing countries, but its findings are invaluable to understanding adolescent sexual vulnerability worldwide.' Rebecca J. Cook, University of Toronto, Canada 'This timely book does not only raise awareness about a problem that has not received adequate attention and study. It presents the evidence needed for action, based on a rich research experience of some of the best qualified researchers in the field. It provides a lot to learn from comparative findings in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It draws lessons for legal, educational, policy and health system responses. It outlines approaches for further research and for moving forward. The book is a must read for all those who want to learn more and to do more about the problem of sex without consent among people in developing countries.' Mahmoud F. Fathalla, Assiut University, Egypt

'This book breaks the silence about sexual abuse of adolescents happening beneath the surface of stable communities... its findings are invaluable to understanding adolescent sexual vulnerability worldwide' - Professor Rebecca J. Cook, University of Toronto, Canada 'A timely book that raises awareness about a problem that has not received adequate attention. It presents the evidence needed for action, based on the rich research of some of the best-qualified researchers in the field' - Professor Mahmoud F. Fathalla, Assiut University, Egypt 'This book is superbly eclectic... Essential reading for all concerned with the welfare of young people in poor countries.' - John Cleland, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 'A thought-provoking collection that makes the sobering points that neither school nor home is safe for many young people, and that non-consensual sex may be a key to the spread of HIV among adolescents in the developing world' - Anna Glasier, Family Planning and Well Woman Services, Edinburgh 'This work puts flesh on the bones of our ideas about sexual rights without shying away from the conceptual ambiguities, ethical dilemmas and inadequacy of data that currently beset the field.' - Professor Gita Sen, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India

Author Information

Shireen J. Jejeebhoy is a demographer at the Population Council in New Delhi. Iqbal Shah works on abortion issues at the WHO in Geneva. Shyam Thapa manages the YouthNet programme at Family Health International (FHI).

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