Drawing on feminist theory, as well as theory surrounding the correlation between poverty and suicide, this study explores the increased rate of suicide among women in western Iran. Based on empirical research, including interviews with women from the Kurdish region of the country, the author considers the marginalisation of Kurdish populations in Iran, the suppression of their rights, and violence against women in its various forms. With attention to family violence, such as direct physical or sexual assault, psychological bullying or through practices such as forced marriage or honour killings, the author also considers the political nature of such violence, as certain violent practices are enshrined in the Iranian constitution and legitimised in jurisprudential practice. A study of gendered violence and its effects, Women and Suicide in Iran will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Sociology, Criminology and Middle Eastern Studies with interests in violence, gender and suicide.
| ISBN: | 9781032077253 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2023 |
| Author: | S Behnaz Hosseini |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 136 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Research in Gender and Society |
| Genres: |
Sociology Gender studies: women and girls Psychotherapy Regional / International studies Crime and criminology |
Drawing on feminist theory, as well as theory surrounding the correlation between poverty and suicide, this study explores the increased rate of suicide among women in western Iran. Based on empirical research, including interviews with women from the Kurdish region of the country, the author considers the marginalisation of Kurdish populations in Iran, the suppression of their rights, and violence against women in its various forms. With attention to family violence, such as direct physical or sexual assault, psychological bullying or through practices such as forced marriage or honour killings, the author also considers the political nature of such violence, as certain violent practices are enshrined in the Iranian constitution and legitimised in jurisprudential practice. A study of gendered violence and its effects, Women and Suicide in Iran will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Sociology, Criminology and Middle Eastern Studies with interests in violence, gender and suicide.
Women and Suicide in Iran features in the following genres: Sociology, Gender studies: women and girls, Psychotherapy, Regional / International studies, Crime and criminology
Women and Suicide in Iran is available in Paperback, Ebook
Women and Suicide in Iran was written by S Behnaz Hosseini and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Women and Suicide in Iran has 136 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Research in Gender and Society series
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