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... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology > Social Problems > Crime > Violence > Gender-Based Violence
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Preferred term

Gender-Based Violence  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Violence based on gender that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or mental harm or suffering, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. (From www.who.int/topics/gender_based_violence/en/) Death of a bride in an arranged marriage for the failure of her family to meet dowry demands.

Broader concept

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Violence sexiste

    French

  • Violence basée sur le genre
  • Violence basée sur le sexe
  • Violence de genre
  • Violence fondée sur le genre
  • Violence fondée sur le sexe

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-FXKSTS4W-9

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