Peruvian Women Sociology

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According to The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) who represents the voice of all victims who have survived abuse in any way or form, define domestic violence as “the willful intimidation, physical assault, battery, sexual assault, and/or other abusive behavior as part of a systematic pattern of power and control perpetrated by one intimate partner against another. [Which] includes physical violence, sexual violence, psychological violence, and emotional abuse.” I believe that domestic abuse is a huge world-wide problem that affects many relationships every day. The United Nations (UN) has named Peru “one of the most dangerous places for women in Latin America, where the bar is already set high; the region had the world’s highest number of sexual assaults last year” as specified …show more content…

This heart wrenching problem is not nearly talked about enough and that is why I have chosen to do my cultural anthropology paper on the matter. My research will specifically focus on the abusers of Peruvian women are being abused by their partner and getting away with it, the prevention of abuse, as well as trying to comprehend the abuser from a cultural perspective. Peruvian culture is a beautiful mix of hispanic roots mixed with many other native cultures. According to research, its civilization is the oldest in all of South America. Human life in Peru can be traced back as early as the eighth millennium B.C. Nonetheless, it must be noted that it wasn’t until 1500 B.C that physical Peruvian culture emerged. Archeologist findings, left behind by The Chavin (900 BC to 200 BC) and Sechin (3600 BCE - 200 BCE) civilization are primary examples of Peruvian pre historic human communities that developed in

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