Intimate Partner Violence and Belief Systems in Liberia
Intimate Partner Violence and Belief Systems in Liberia
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260512445382
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发表时间：
2012-11-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Devitt, Catherine
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作者：
Allen, Mary;Devitt, Catherine
亲密伴侣暴力在非洲大陆部分地区十分普遍。 2009 年，在西非利比里亚北部进行了一项小规模调查（n = 229），以确定亲密伴侣暴力的普遍程度和性质，以及支持受访者经历和对亲密伴侣暴力看法的文化信仰和性别规范。结果显示，受访者群体普遍经历过亲密伴侣暴力，包括身体虐待、性虐待、言语虐待以及经济虐待。大多数受访者认为接受这种情况是应对暴力的一种方式，这是由于社区内缺乏对妇女的财政和法律支持。尽管经历了一系列的虐待行为，但对利比里亚社会中男性权力地位的信念提供了证据，反映出某些文化信仰在塑造受访者对性别关系的看法方面占主导地位。文章最后讨论了利比里亚最近的冲突对亲密伴侣暴力的长期存在和正常化可能产生的影响。该领域需要进一步大规模的研究。
Intimate partner violence is endemic in parts of the African continent. A small scale survey (n = 229) was conducted in 2009 in Northern Liberia, West Africa, to determine the prevalence and nature of intimate partner violence, and the cultural beliefs and gender norms that underpin respondent experiences and views towards intimate partner violence. Results show widespread experience of intimate partner violence among the respondent group, including physical abuse, sexual and verbal, and economic abuse. Acceptance of the situation was identified by most respondents as a way of responding to violence, and arises from the lack of financial and legal supports for women within the community. Despite the range of abuses experienced, beliefs about the power position of men in Liberian society provide evidence to reflect the predominance of certain cultural beliefs in framing respondents' perceptions of gender relations. The article concludes with a discussion on the possible impact of Liberia's recent conflict in contributing to the perpetuation and normalization of intimate partner violence. Further large scale research in this area is required.