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WST 3015 Final Questions and
Answers
What are honor killings and under what circumstances do they occur?
✓ ~~~ Honor killings are typically seen in societies where women are often devalued and
seen as property.
Honor killings occur when a woman's actions are thought to bring shame to male
relatives.
Honor can only be restored by killing the woman. E.g. woman refused an arranged
marriage, married outside religion or caste, accused of adultery, or she was sexually
assaulted or raped.
Honor killings are sometimes even CONDONED by law enforcement, or if not
completely condoned, will provide lighter sentences to many
Are honor killings a result of religion?
✓ ~~~ Honor killings are part of a culture, NOT a religion.
Honor killings may not be part of religious teachings but may be a REACTION to
violating norms the religion may enforce.
Why Palestinian feminists insist on using the term "femicide" instead of "honor crime"
, ✓ ~~~ For over ten years, Palestinian feminists have insisted on using the term of
"femicide," and not "honor crimes" since it DISMISSES the gravity of killing Palestinian
women but also leads to the "backwards cultural-other" phenomenon.
What do we know about communities with military bases and violence against
women?
✓ ~~~ Communities with military bases or militarized communities have HIGH rates of
violence against women.
Local and foreign militaries commit violence against female civilians in LARGE
numbers.
U.S. military personnel in South Korea commit at least TWO criminal acts every
single day against local population, mainly women and children in military
camptowns surrounding the base.
What does it mean that rape is used as a weapon of war?
✓ ~~~ Many scholars say that war and rape have become synonymous.
Rape becomes a PLANNED weapon to use and troops are ORDERED to use rape
as a weapon.
In countries of war, mass rape can be used as a tool of war.
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