WGS160Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Murder Of Reena Virk, Honor Killing
30 Nov 2016
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Violence against women was buried in various institutions, like marriage. Margaret mitchell was laughed at when she spoke about domestic violence in the house of. Gender violence instead of just violence against women. Carding: intelligence gathering policy involving stopping, questioning, & documenting of individuals when no particular offence is being investigated: more black men stopped at random. Many trans people avoid public places in fear of being harassed or outed. Why might immigrant women be reluctant to report violence: may be sponsored by partner, may not speak english (language barriers, no economic resources, don"t want to reinforce negative opinions/stereotypes. When we think about gender violence, we must think structurally and intersectional. Reena virk: girl violence - was attacked and killed by group of girls, came from immigrant family from india. Some reasons as to why women don"t come forward: reporting & court process can be traumatizing, you"ll indirectly be called a liar, victim may be on stand longer than offender.
