Violence and Gender Reexamined Janice F. Almasi Yoga for a Happy Back

Yoga for a Happy Back bridges the gap between practicing yoga for better physical health and understanding the role of the mind-body connection in back pain

and the power and possibility of forgiveness

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and—in the United States in particular—gun-related violence upend normal life and expose vast swaths of society to recurring and profound trauma

Violence and Gender Reexamined Janice F. Almasi Yoga for a Happy BackThis work challenges one of Western culture's most deeply held assumptions: that violence against women is different from violence against men. Richard Felson argues that this type of violence is rarely the result of sexism or hatred against women and that sexism may actually inhibit violence against women. He cites research suggesting that the motives for violence against women are similar to the motives for violence against men: to control, to gain