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The assimilation of date rape into a woman's life [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Plan BThe purpose of this study was to examine the change in self-esteem that date rape has upon a woman’s life, and the assimilation process that she experiences in order to raise her level of self-esteem to a more operative level.
Schwanbeck, Nicole M.
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Exploring the causes and impact of pediatric complicated mild traumatic brain injuries

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children, with mild TBI (mTBI) accounting for approximately 80% of cases. Complicated mTBI (c‐mTBI) is characterized by radiographic evidence of intracranial abnormalities and/or skull fractures.
Andrew D. Kramer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rape myths in the American movie industry : a content analysis and feminist criticism

open access: yes, 1995
This study explored rape depictions and rape myths in the mainstream American filmindustry. Four rape myths pervade American culture. The myths argue that women "ask" for rape, "deserve" rape, lie about rape, and are not really hurt by rape.
Phillips, Julie D.
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Living Through a Changing Climate: Stress, Trauma, and Gendered Resilience Among Women in Coastal and Northern Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

A televised social problem construction? pushing back against the invisibility of the male rape victim in American crime

open access: yes, 2019
Building on the view of popular culture as a conduit through which social problems are defined, debated or even resolved (Maratea & Monahan, 2016), this chapter evaluates the contribution of fictional television to the demarginalisation of the male ...
Akrivos, D.
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Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate‐Induced Water Insecurity and the Physical Health of Women and Girls in Sub‐Saharan Africa

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change and climate variability are intensifying water insecurity across Sub‐Saharan Africa, but the health burden is mediated by infrastructure, affordability, social inequality, and the gendered organization of water work. This scoping review maps evidence on how climate‐related water insecurity affects the physical health of women ...
Jacob Kwakye, Abraham Kwao
wiley   +1 more source

What does the research and data tell us about male victims of rape in an Irish context?

open access: yes, 2010
The focus of this paper will be on sexual violence against males, including sexual violence perpetrated against males in childhood, adulthood and in both childhood and adulthood as data allows. Ireland has a population of approximately 4.2 million.(1)
Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI)
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Victim impact statements / reports: a guide for victim supporters from Rape Crisis Network Ireland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Funded by the Commission for the Support of Victims of ...
Rape Crisis Network Ireland
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