Giuseppina Cersosimo is Full Professor of Sociology at the University of Salerno. She teaches Sociology and Sociology of Health. Her research interests include Sociological Theory, Qualitative Methods, Symbolic Interactionism, Gender Studies, Violence, and Sociology of Health and Medicine.

• Giuseppina Cersosimo: Introduction. An interdisciplinary reading of gender- based violence – Giuseppina Cersosimo: Gender- based violence: As a social determinant of health – Sonia Viale and Maria Concetta Segneri: Women’s health and protection paths. A culturally sensitive approach against violence – Daniela Belliti: From domination to care. Recognizing and combating the common root of gender violence and environmental degradation – Maria Lucia Piga and Patrizia Desole: The great destruction: Violence against women, against the planet, against all life – Angela Di Stasi and Anna Iermano: “Climate Violence”, gendered migration, and women’s health: What relationship and what protection? – Simona Gaudi and Sara Mellano: Epigenetics of violence against women: From molecular scars to precision prevention – Barbara Segatto and Valentina Amerighi: Caring for those who are left behind: Social workers care for children affected by femicides – Assunta Penna and Debora Maria Pizzimenti: The internalized violence within online platforms – Giuseppe Masullo and Marianna Coppola: Misgendering and transgender women: Between minority stress, resistance, and embedded imaginary – Stefano Poli, Paola Giannoni and Giada Moretti: Violence against older women in Italy: Understanding the scope and possible interventions – Giuseppina Cersosimo: Conclusion – Notes on contributors