
Developmental Epidemiology of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Robert M. Hodapp
₹13,701

Lexington Books · 2016
An ethnographic study of partner abuse in Belize's Cayo District that combines anthropology with activism, looking at its causes and at the work of local advocates.
Free delivery. Nothing extra to pay at checkout.
Offer
Use code GIG9 at checkout and pay ₹5,995 for this book (save ₹500).
9% off every book, up to ₹500 off per order.
Based on twenty months of fieldwork in the Cayo District of Belize between 2002 and 2013, this book examines how common partner abuse is in the area, how complicated it is, and which cultural and structural factors feed it. Melissa A. Beske also looks closely at advocates, tracing how they work across local, national and transnational frameworks.
The author blends activist anthropology with close ethnographic detail. Narratives from survivors and supporters sit alongside comparative viewpoints, so the suffering described is never separated from the people trying to change things. The book also offers a method for assessing gender-based abuse across disciplines while still taking a clear ethical position on social causes.
It forms part of a series on the anthropology of well-being.