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This topic investigates the relationship between traditional masculinity, socialization, and gender-based violence. Learners will understand the root causes of domestic abuse, sexual assault, and systemic violence, alongside prevention and intervention strategies.

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🎓Courses(2)

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Gender Violence

Emory University's six-module survey of violence as a public health problem, taught by Deb Houry and Pamela Scully. Covers intimate partner violence, sexual violence, youth violence, and suicide, plus contributing factors, costs, media portrayal, and prevention strategies.

intermediate🇬🇧
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Domestic Violence

Learn about the fundamentals of family and domestic violence, and violence against women.

intermediate🇬🇧

📚Books(2)

bookPaid

Why Does He Do That?

Drawing on years counseling abusive men, Lundy Bancroft maps the beliefs and tactics behind controlling behavior and profiles recurring abuser types. Readers learn to distinguish anger from entitlement and to assess whether an abusive partner is genuinely changing.

intermediate🇬🇧
bookPaid

The Macho Paradox

Jackson Katz argues that violence against women is a men's issue, tracing how cultural definitions of masculinity sustain it. Readers get the bystander-intervention approach Katz built for schools, sports teams, and the military, plus arguments for engaging men as allies.

intermediate🇬🇧

🌐Websites(4)

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National Coalition For Men

Advocacy nonprofit founded in 1977 that publishes commentary, legal resources, and case archives on men's issues including domestic violence, false accusations, sentencing, and selective service. Read it as a partisan primary source on the men's rights movement, not neutral scholarship.

beginner🇬🇧
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1in6

Nonprofit serving men who experienced unwanted or abusive sexual experiences, offering a 24/7 anonymous helpline and weekly online support groups run with RAINN and moderated by licensed clinicians, plus educational material on trauma responses and recovery.

beginner🇬🇧
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jacksonkatz.com

Jackson Katz's site offers resources on masculinity, gender violence, and bystander intervention. It features information about his books and films (e.g., Tough Guise), articles, videos, and training materials for educators, students, and organizations.

intermediate🇬🇧
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nomore.org

No More is a global nonprofit campaign and resource hub to end domestic violence and sexual assault, offering awareness campaigns, survivor stories, educational toolkits, and guidance on getting help or taking action.

intermediate🇬🇧
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