The invisibility of men in South African violence prevention policy: national prioritization, male vulnerability, and framing prevention

• Main Authors: Ashley van Niekerk (Author), Susanne Tonsing (Author), Mohamed Seedat (Author), Roxanne Jacobs (Author), Kopano Ratele (Author), Roderick McClure (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: South Africa has a significant violence problem. The exposure of girls and women to interpersonal violence is widespread, and the victimization of men, especially to severe and homicidal forms of aggression, is of considerable concern, with male homicide eight times the global rate. In t...