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Human evolution and the obstetrical dilemma: The pelvic floor hypothesis
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Human childbirth is mechanically difficult because a large‐headed, broad‐shouldered fetus must pass through a comparatively narrow, twisted bony birth canal. Traditional explanations of this “obstetrical dilemma” emphasize the role of bipedal locomotion in inhibiting the evolution of a wider, more spacious pelvis.
Barbara Fischer, Ekaterina Stansfield
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Defending Battered Women in the Public Sphere
International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy, 2016 This commentary draws upon the work of feminist media scholars and those who study the strategies of men’s rights activists to reflect upon the media and men’s rights reaction to the publication of the author’s book on battered women who kill.
Elizabeth Sheehy
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The “costly son” hypothesis: Sons exacerbate obstetrical dilemmas in humans and other mammals
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Human childbirth has often been considered uniquely difficult among mammals, yet recent evidence suggests that obstructed labor and fetopelvic disproportion are widespread across placental mammals. Here, we propose the “costly son” hypothesis: because male offspring are typically larger at birth, they impose greater obstetric risk on mothers ...
Nicole D. S. Grunstra +1 more
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Parenting : risk and protective factors for mothers with a history of exposure to family violence. [PDF]
, 2012 Includes bibliographical references.This study aimed to assess the influence of intimate partner violence and early childhood abuse on women’s current parenting, and to identify other factors which aid or interrupt positive parenting and how these ...
Moolla, Shereen
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Investigating the changes in skin color representation within US medical textbook imagery
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Medical education traditionally relies on textbooks with limited representation of dark skin tones, contributing to “visual racism.” This study sought to answer: “To what extent has skin‐of‐color representation changed in widely used U.S. medical textbooks over twenty years?” Older and newer editions of four widely used medical textbooks were ...
Justin Lyon +4 more
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Advocates for Battered Women records, 1972-1985
, 1972 This collection contains microfilm, correspondence, meeting minutes, director's reports, publications concerning domestic abuse, newspaper clippings, reports from the Prosecuting Attorney's Office for the Sixth District and Little Rock Police Department,
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Crònica d'un equívoc: la construcció d'una identitat femenina en les notícies sobre maltractaments
Lectora: Revista de Dones i Textualitat, 2010 The article deals with the construction of a determined and stereotypical female identity in the news on battered women. Form and content of news are analysed to draw how women are represented in written news and reports on battered women and gender ...
Eulàlia Lledó
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Bilişsel Davranışçı Psikoterapi ve Araştırmalar Dergisi, 2017 Domestic violence (DV) is defined as a pattern of assaultive and coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks, as well as economic coercion, that adults or adolescents use against their intimate partners (Ganley, 1995 ...
Melis Sedef Kahraman, Kathryn Bell
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Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
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Partner violence against women in Spain: Quantification and characterization of the problem, victims, aggressors, and the social and professional context [PDF]
Psychosocial Intervention, 2013 After a literature review of recent studies on partner violence against women in Spain, this paper describes the central indicators of frequency, prevalence and course of domestic abuse.
Susana Menéndez Álvarez-Dardet +2 more
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