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Emperor Pedro II, or Dom Pedro II, as he was commonly known, was related to most of the royal families of Europe. His father was Pedro I and his mother was Maria Leopoldina of Austria. Ironically, despite his royal pedigree, Pedro II is called the Citizen Emperor of …
Bibliography: Fausto, Boris. A Concise History of Brazil. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999; Leuchars, Chris. To the Bitter End: Paraguay and the War of the Commodore Matthew Perry of the U.S. Navy was responsible for the opening to Japan. During the late 18th and 19th centuries, European and …
Pope Pius IX was born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti at Sinigaglia on May 13, 1792, and died in Rome on February 7, 1878. As a young man, he desired to be a member of the papal noble guard, but was refused admission because he suffered from epilepsy. He instead …
The three partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which took place in 1772, 1793, and 1795 resulted in the end of independent Poland and the incorporation of its lands into Prussia, Russia, and Habsburg Austria. In the early 18th century, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was undermined by various European powers, …
The central European nation of Poland spent much of its history between the 17th and 20th centuries struggling for the right to exist as an independent nation. Yet, throughout this period, the rebellious spirit of the Polish people was never completely eradicated. In a series of agreements negotiated …
As the British Empire regrouped after the shock of losing 13 of its North American colonies in the American Revolution, Canadian politics began to evolve from rudimentary local and regional councils almost entirely dominated by royal governors-general and their lieutenants to genuinely competitive political parties that contested specifically …
The Battered Women’s Movement (BWM) is a progressive social change and justice movement organized to eradicate the abuse of women and their children in intimate relationships. The women and men in the BWM are allied with and active in a worldwide movement for social justice and human rights. …
Batterers are people who inflict violent physical abuse upon a child, spouse, or other person, but the term is relatively new. Batterers are numerous but relatively invisible in American society. Usually, only the most severe batterers come to the attention of authorities. Domestic violence advocates have long argued …
While a large body of research is devoted to risk factors for, and the impact of, intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among women, considerably less is known concerning perpetrators of IPV and the risk factors across the life span that may lead them to enact violent behaviors against …
Men who batter exhibit a variety of personality characteristics, and there is no single personality profile of the batterer. However, their personality characteristics tend to cluster into some distinct groups. This essay discusses these personality clusters and groups, the prevalence of personality disorders in men who batter, risk …
Batterer intervention programs (BIPs) are one of several types of interventions designed to prevent the onset or continuation of intimate partner violence (IPV). Other interventions include (a) arrest, prosecution, sentencing, and probation of the offender; (b) services for victims of IPV, including counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, children’s programs, …
Bestiality is defined as sexual interaction between a human and an animal. Bestiality (sometimes referred to as zoophilia if the human perpetrator is emotionally attached to the animal) ranges from a human’s fondling the genitals or anal area of an animal to sexually penetrative acts, for example, a …
Betrayal trauma is a trauma perpetrated by a person or institution on whom the victim must depend. It involves the violation of the trust within caregiving relationships. Examples include child abuse perpetrated by relatives, teachers, or religious leaders; intimate partner violence; abusive treatment in employment settings; and political …
Our brains monitor our experiences through chemical reactions that lead to memories, feelings, thoughts, and other cognitive processes; thus, brain chemistry is particularly sensitive to environmental inputs and is altered accordingly. Experiences, such as learning and social interactions, trigger emotional reactions, and the chemistry of those feelings is …
Borderline personality disorder is considered a personality disorder, which by definition consists of enduring and inflexible patterns of behavior that cause significant distress and impairment socially, occupationally, or personally. Borderline personality disorder is considered one of the most serious of the personality disorders and was historically considered the …
The Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory (BCAP) is a 33-item measure of adult risk for maltreatment of a child. Perhaps the most important characteristic of the BCAP is that it measures risk factors associated with child maltreatment, such as emotional distress, rigidity, and social isolation, rather than asking …
Bullying is a form of repetitive and aggressive behavior that is intended to create a feeling of fear and intimidation in the victim and to harm the physical and/or mental well-being of the victim. Typically, there is a power difference between the bully and the victim, which allows …
College campuses had long been thought to be safe from crimes such as sexual assault and relationship violence. Such interpersonal violence simply was not on the radar of college administrators and criminal justice personnel because of underreporting to police and the private nature of these crimes. However, the …
Health and Welfare Canada sponsors the Canadian National Survey (CNS). This survey was the first nationally representative survey of Canadian university and college undergraduates about male-to-female abuse in heterosexual dating relationships. Using a broad definition and a variety of measures, principal investigators Walter DeKeseredy and Katharine Kelly designed …
Capital punishment refers to the intentional killing of a person by a state or federal body of government as a penalty against that person for a crime committed against society. The United States is included in a group of less than 90 countries worldwide that continue to execute …
