The Making of a Human Rights Issue: A Cross-National Analysis of Gender-Based Violence in Textbooks, 1950-2011

Russell, S. Garnett; Lerch, Julia C.; Wotipka, Christine Min

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“…The interventions identified in this review have been shown to be effective in overcoming gender stereotypes. Research has shown how stereotypes hinder gender equality and can encourage violent behavior [38][39][40]. Therefore, raising awareness against gender stereotypes is a step in the prevention of gender-based violence.…”

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Early Educational Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: A Systematic Review

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Background: Gender-based violence is a worldwide public health problem that is increasingly occurring at younger ages. This investigation aims to analyze effective interventions to prevent and to face gender-based violence beginning in early childhood in order to ensure quality education for all children through violence-free schools. Methods: This research has conducted a systematic review of interventions that have demonstrated a positive impact on the prevention and reduction of gender-based violence from early ages up to 12 years, inclusive, in schools. An extensive search in scientific databases (WoS, SCOPUS, ERIC, PsycINFO) was conducted from 2007 to 2022. Results: Thirteen articles were selected and analyzed in-depth to identify the success factors of these interventions, which (a) are integrated into the school curriculum; (b) promote active participation of students and community; (c) are based on scientific evidence; and (d) make relevant adaptations to a specific group and context. Conclusions: The programs analyzed have had a positive impact on raising awareness of gender violence, overcoming stereotypes, improving relationships in the classroom and reducing violent behavior, as well as empowering the most vulnerable people.

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“…International women's rights are not unequivocally defined, however, and leave room for different interpretations and contestations, so it is expected that progressive social policies and norm cascades can only go so far without provoking a pendulum swing response from the resulting conflict over changing gender norms (Stewart 2010;Sikkink 2011). It is unfortunate that normspoiling tactics are then used to delegitimize human rights and zero-tolerance policies toward gender-based abuse and violence against vulnerable minority groups who are perceived to challenge traditional marriage and family norms (Sanders 2018;Russell et al 2018).…”

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Zero-Tolerance Policy Toward Gender-Based Abuse and Violence

McMullin-Messier

2021

Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Gender-based abuse and violence refers to any act perpetrated against a person's will and is based on gender norms and unequal power relationships. This terminology encompasses threats of violence and coercion, which can be physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual in nature, and often take the form of a denial of resources or access to services. Eliminating gender-based abuse and violence has become a priority for sustainable development, as one of the most pervasive human rights violation in the world today is largely rooted in gender inequality with norms and attitudes that condone violence within the family, the community, and the State (Alan 2016; WHO 2013;Nnawulezi et al. 2018).To this end, there is a call for zero tolerance and immediate action to end violence against women, where existing laws protecting women be vigorously enforced, with an emphasis on prevention, survivor services, the need for reliable data, and the importance of engaging men and boys to stop violence against women and girls (Sen and Mukherjee 2014; Flood 2015). A zero-tolerance policy is one that imposes strict punishment for infractions of a stated rule, with the intention of eliminating undesirable conduct (Nicholson and Carty 2015;Russo and Pirlott 2006).

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“…Linkages to international organizations represent a proxy for such connections, with memberships in these organizations serving as ‘receptor site’ for global ideas (Boli and Thomas, 1997; Lerch, 2019). Several curriculum studies document greater uptakes of world cultural models in countries that are more embedded in the global institutional environment (Bromley et al, 2011; Russell et al, 2018). We expect similar dynamics to lead to national variations in our case.…”

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Portrayal of immigrants and refugees in textbooks worldwide, 1963–2011

Choi,

Lerch

2024

International Sociology

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Sociologists have long studied the educational incorporation of immigrants and refugees, but most scholarship focuses on questions of access, achievement, attainment, and acculturation. We extend this literature by examining the incorporation of immigrants and refugees in the cultural content of schooling, drawing on a unique dataset spanning 509 textbooks from 80 countries, representing all regions of the world from 1963 to 2011. Our descriptive and multilevel regression analyses reveal a mixed picture. On one hand, textbook discussions of immigrants and refugees have expanded over time and are especially pervasive in textbooks that invoke post-national conceptions of citizenship and in countries that host large foreign-born populations. But we also document stagnating discussions of immigrants and refugees in recent decades, a casting of these groups as part of the historical past more than contemporary civics and society, and a tendency toward their curricular omission in countries with a recent history of war.

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The Making of a Human Rights Issue: A Cross-National Analysis of Gender-Based Violence in Textbooks, 1950-2011

Cited by 14 publications

References 50 publications

Early Educational Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: A Systematic Review

Early Educational Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: A Systematic Review

Zero-Tolerance Policy Toward Gender-Based Abuse and Violence

Portrayal of immigrants and refugees in textbooks worldwide, 1963–2011

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