Sexual Violence in Intimacy

Integrating interdisciplinary and cross-cultural analysis, this volume advances our understanding of sexual violence in intimacy through the development of more nuanced and evidence-based conceptual frameworks.

M. Gabriela Torres is Professor of Anthropology at Wheaton College, MA, USA. Kersti Yllö is Professor of Sociology (Emerita) at Wheaton College, MA, USA.

Section I: Introductions to Sexual Violence in Intimacy Chapter 1: New Frameworks for a Global Understanding of Sexual Violence in Intimacy M. Gabriela Torres Chapter 2: Living through Marital Rape Fatima Muhammad DeSaraogo Porgho Section II: Gendered Narratives of Sexual Violence in Marriage Chapter 3: Young African Men's Reflections on Negotiating Sexual Intimacy Akosua Adomako Ampofo Chapter 4: Structural Vulnerability and Marital Sexual Violence in Chuuk, Micronesia Sarah A. Smith Chapter 5: "I didn't tell anyone because of my self-respect." The Collective Response to Naming Sexual Violence within Marriage in India Niveditha Menon Chapter 6: Black Feminist Analysis of Intraracial Sexual Violence within Black Women's Intimate Relationships Freda Grant Section III: Changing the Public Discourse on Sexual Violence in Intimacy Chapter 7: Speaking the Previously Unspeakable: How Codifications of Spousal Rape into Law Affects How Intimate Partner Sexual Assaults are Reported Rachel Lovell, Cyleste C. Collins, and Misty N. Luminais Chapter 8: Marital Sexual Violence, Care, and Shared Suffering in Vietnam Lynn Kwiatkowski Chapter 9: The Art of the Possible: An Exploration of Artistic Interventions to Address Marital Rape in India. Sreeparna Chattodpahay Chapter 10: The Nexus between Sexual and Gender Violence and the Trafficking of Women in Puerto Rico Luisa Hernández Angueira and Sheila Pérez López Section IV: Implications for Policy Cross Cultural Comparisons of Sexual Violence in Intimacy Chapter 11: Prevalence and Patterns of Sexual Violence in Marriage in the Pacific Region: Quantitative Data in Cross Cultural Comparison Henriette Jansen Chapter 12: A Global Women's Health Perspective on Marital Rape: Sanctions and Sanctuary Jacquelyn Campbell The Impact of Gender Equity Discourses on Policy Chapter 13: Gender Equality Achieved? Policies on Intimate Partner (Sexual) Violence in the Danish Context. Eva Bertelsen, William Østerby Sørensen, and Anna Maria Moskilde Chapter 14: Reframing Sexual Violence as "Sexual Harm" in New Zealand: A Policy Critique Nicola Gavey and Jade Farley