Violence Against Thai Females
This chapter discusses violence against females from a Thai historical perspective. The Thai hierarchical worldview , especially toward females, will be explained. Rape , domestic violence, verbal abuse, spiritual violence, sexual harassment, bullying, tr
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Violence Against Thai Females
Abstract This chapter discusses violence against females from a Thai historical perspective. The Thai hierarchical worldview, especially toward females, will be explained. Rape, domestic violence, verbal abuse, spiritual violence, sexual harassment, bullying, trafficking, child pornography, etc., which are the symbolic representations of violence against female rights, will be analyzed. The highlight of this chapter is the discussion about portrayals of violence against females in the mass media.
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Introduction
Violence against women is a common phenomenon in many countries. It is estimated that 35% of women worldwide have experienced some sort of violence. This could be dating violence, domestic and intimate partner violence, emotional abuse, human trafficking, same-sex relationship violence, sexual assault and abuse, stalking, violence against immigrant and refugee women, violence against women at work, and violence against women with disabilities (womenshealth.gov 2015). To elaborate, the Website womenshealth.gov (2015) gives detailed information of all sorts of violence that can be summarized as follows: Dating violence against women happens when a female experiences the following from her date: physical abuse such as hitting, shoving, kicking, biting, or throwing things; emotional abuse such as yelling, name-calling, bullying, embarrassing, keeping one away from one’s friends, saying one deserves the abuse, or giving gifts to make up for the abuse; sexual abuse such as doing something sexual without her consent in sobriety. Domestic violence against women is when a male in a relationship commits physical, emotional, or sexual abuse to the woman who is in a relationship with him.
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Emotional abuse against women is when a female is experiencing monitoring of what she is doing all the time, is accused of being unfaithful all the time, is discouraged to see friends or family, is barred to go to work or school, is frightened when the partner shows anger, is controlled how she is spending money, is humiliated in front of others, etc. Women trafficking is when a woman is tricked or forced into working in a terrible condition. Same-sex relationship violence. Violence against females occurs in many cultures. Many scholars state that violence against females is a form of power that masculinity exercises over femininity. And that can be traced back in history. In Thai culture, it is known that the culture is hierarchal and patriarchal throughout the history of Thailand.
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Female Status in Thai Culture from a Historical Perspective
From historical evidence, from the ancient Indian time, women were under the guardian of their parents when they were young, of their husbands when they were married, and of their sons when they had children. When the husband passed away, the widow
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