Gender and professional identity in three institutional settings in Brazil

The current study looks at the construction of professional identity and its relations with gender, by analyzing the discursive practices of a unique set of contrasting groups, i.e. three parallel institutions created to address violence against women in Brazil: An all female police station and two crisis intervention centers – one run by feminists professionals and the other run by lay women from a working class community. In particular, the study investigates how the professionals in each setting respond to self and other assessments made by the female victims of violence.

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Localizing power and solidarity: Pronoun alternation at an all-female police station and a feminist crisis intervention center in Brazil

Language in Society ◽

10.1017/s0047404503323036 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 351-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

ANA CRISTINA OSTERMANN

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Crisis Intervention ◽

Social Significance ◽

Face To Face ◽

Police Station ◽

Person Pronoun ◽

Institutional Settings ◽

Patterns Of Use ◽

Preference Organization ◽

The Social

This article brings the study of language to the social phenomenon of gender-related violence as it is currently being dealt with in institutional settings. It investigates the social significance of 2nd person pronoun variation and alternation in 26 professional-victim interactions in two parallel institutions created to address violence against women in Brazil: a police station with an all-female staff, and a feminist crisis intervention center. A quantitative analysis of patterns of use is complemented by a qualitative analysis of the interactional strategies of 2nd person pronoun alternation in the two settings. Pronoun switching is innovatively analyzed under the theory of code alternation developed by Auer 1995. The qualitative analysis demonstrates how pronoun alternation functions as a contextualization cue in face-to-face interactions. In particular, it shows the different ways in which pronoun alternation is used to contextualize phenomena such as preference organization and changes in frames and footings, and locally to exercise power and/or solidarity.

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THE ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND VICTIMS’ RIGHTS TO REPARATIONS

The Italian Yearbook of International Law Online ◽

10.1163/22116133-90000082a ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 269-288

Author(s):

Fulvia Staiano

Keyword(s):

Violence Against Women ◽

Council Of Europe ◽

Female Victims ◽

National Courts ◽

Human Rights Treaties ◽

Complex Source ◽

International Obligations ◽

Widespread Phenomenon ◽

Victims Of Violence ◽

Istanbul Convention

On 27 June 2013 Italy ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention). This ratification was the result of the recent focus of socio-political forces on the serious and widespread phenomenon of violence against women in Italy. This article seeks to analyze the issue of how to ensure the effective implementation of this comprehensive and complex source of international obligations in the domestic legal order. In this analysis, specific attention will be devoted to one particularly significant aspect of non-compliance with the Istanbul Convention, i.e. the rights of female victims of violence to receive State compensation as a form of reparation, enshrined in its Article 30. At the same time, the analysis of Article 30 will raise more general points with regard to how to remedy instances of failed implementation of human rights treaties, and most importantly on the possible role of national courts in ensuring respect of such treaties when the latter are not assisted by a supranational judicial authority in charge of their interpretation and implementation.

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Handling Compassion Fatigue in Complaint and Referral Unit Volunteers: Case Study of Komnas Perempuan

Martabat: Jurnal Perempuan dan Anak ◽

10.21274/martabat.2021.5.2.240-263 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 240-263

Author(s):

Hana Berliani Adiningsih ◽

Zainal Abidin

Keyword(s):

Protective Factors ◽

Compassion Fatigue ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Traumatic Stress ◽

Secondary Traumatic Stress ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Educational Background ◽

Female Victims ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Victims Of Violence

The spiking exposure of traumatic events faced by workers and volunteers in handling violence against women has the potential to lead to compassion fatigue. This research sought to describe the experience and protective factors of compassion fatigue in Complaint and Referral Unit volunteers who provide services to female victims of violence in Komnas Perempuan. A total of 3 respondents participated in this study through online interview. Thematic analysis is performed to analyze the data. The result suggested that the participants had compassion fatigue symptoms, which included burnout and secondary traumatic stress symptoms. The experience of burnout included physical and emotional exhaustion as well as guilt and helplessness. Whereas secondary traumatic stress was expressed in preoccupation of thoughts about victim’s violence case and projection in personal relationships. Nevertheless, these symptoms had been resolved due to protective factors such as personal characteristics (educational background and self-care) and social support (personal and professional support from the organization). This study added to our knowledge on how to create supportive system for volunters who provide services for victims of violence against women.

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Characteristics of violence against women in Campina Grande, north-eastern Brazil

Tanzania Journal of Health Research ◽

10.4314/thrb.v18i2.8 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Lorena Marques Nobrega ◽

Gigliana Maria Sobral Cavalcante ◽

Italo de Macedo Bernardino ◽

Ana Flávia Granville-Garcia ◽

Efigênia Ferreira Ferreira ◽

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Keyword(s):

Violence Against Women ◽

Young Women ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Chi Square ◽

Female Victims ◽

Eastern Brazil ◽

Significant Difference ◽

North Eastern ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Victims Of Violence

Background: Violence against women can have serious consequences, where these victims are affected physically, psychologically, and socially. The aim of this study was to shed light on the sociodemographic characteristics and the characteristics of the conflict suffered by the female victims of violence, who were referred to a forensic medicine and dentistry service in an industrialized city in North-eastern Brazil. Methods: This study was performed in Campina Grande, Paraiba State (PB), Brazil, involving the analysis of 1704 reports of physical aggression in 2010; 883 reports involving female victims were selected. Sociodemographic data of the victims, circumstances of events, and characteristics of injuries were investigated. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, and chi-square test (p <0.05). Results: The sample consisted of young women, with mean age of 29.3 years, mostly unmarried, with little education, and mostly not working. The most frequent aggressor was a male known to the victim. The events were mostly a result of non-instrumental aggression, causing multiple injuries. There was statistically significant difference between whether the aggressor was or was not a family member and marital status of the victim (p<.001), and a significant difference between the use of instrument in the conflict and the presence of facial injuries was found (p<.001). Young women accounted for a high proportion of victims of physical violence. A high percentage of facial traumas was observed. Conclusion: Given the consequences of such trauma and its prevalence, it is important that future studies be conducted to highlight the risk factors, and to develop policies to combat violence against women.

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The health condition of female victims of violence / Zdravje žensk, ki doživljajo nasilje

Slovenian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2478/sjph-2013-0016 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 52 (2) ◽

pp. 148-156

Author(s):

Vesna Leskošek

Keyword(s):

Violence Against Women ◽

Response Rate ◽

Social Groups ◽

Health Condition ◽

Health Policies ◽

Private Sphere ◽

Female Victims ◽

Victims Of Violence ◽

Definition Of ◽

Consequences Of Violence

Abstract Introduction: The article addresses one of the most vulnerable social groups - women who have experienced various types of violence. The problem is presented through a discussion of the consequences of violence on women’s health. Based on the analysis of the research data, the article proposes measures that should boost health care policies in handling violence against women. Methods: The source of data is the Survey on Violence Against Women in the private sphere and partnership relations conducted in 2010. The sample consisted of 3000 women, equally stratified by age, type of neighbourhood and region. The research was quantitative and the response rate was 25% (n=752), which is an average response rate when researching intimate spheres accompanied by fear, shame or emotional distress. Results: The results have shown that violence has a powerful and lasting effect on health. In some cases, injuries lead to lasting disability. Psychological and mental disorders are also present, including depression, nightmares, fear, shame, anger, the feeling of threat and distrust. The problems are compounded by a distrust of professional help, which further affects their health condition. Conclusions: health policies should include training and knowledge of the causes, dynamics and consequences of violence, so that women could be encouraged to report violence. The first step was made when the relevant rules of procedures were adopted, but the process must continue with the drawing of protocols, the definition of the responsibility of individual professions within health care and cooperation with other institutions.

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Forms of Direct Linguistic Violence against Women in Secondary Schools in Tanzania: A Case of Dar Es Salaam Region

SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH ◽

10.24113/ijellh.v4i3.1259 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Dr. Zelda Sam Elisifa

Keyword(s):

Violence Against Women ◽

Sexual Behaviors ◽

Language Use ◽

Body Parts ◽

Female Victims ◽

Self Image ◽

Descriptive Account ◽

Continuous Use ◽

Different Levels ◽

Excretory Organs

The present study sought to make a descriptive account of how forms language use is violence against young women. It specifically sought to identify various forms of linguistics violence against women and assess the diversity of such linguistics violence on the women’s self image. The study involved 107 students of different levels of secondary education out of whom 71 were females and 35 males. Data were gathered through questionnaire and observation. The findings revealed that linguistics violence is plural as it involved different forms and strategies which were captured under six themes: pejorizing, sexualizing, animalizing, feminizing, masculining and stupidizing. I was also noted that of the six forms of linguistics violence, pejorizing was the most prevalent and most diverse. However, it was sexualizing which was the most pervasive and the most offensive since the women’s sexual and excretory organs and processes are used as disgusting and sickening sight. Further, the continuous use of female-related body parts and psycho-sexual behaviors and processes has resulted in women being adversely affected so much that they are not only the source of linguistic repository from which insults are mined and served to male and female victims, but also the perpetrators of the same.

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Femicide Fatal Risk Factors: A Last Decade Comparison between Italian Victims of Femicide by Age Groups

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17217953 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 7953

Author(s):

Anna Sorrentino ◽

Chiara Guida ◽

Vincenza Cinquegrana ◽

Anna Costanza Baldry

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Older Women ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Age Differences ◽

Policy Implication ◽

Age Groups ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

International Studies ◽

Wide Spread ◽

Female Victims

Femicide is a wide-spread lethal form of violence against women. Despite its diffusion, to date, very few studies analyzed possible victims’ age differences in regard to fatal risk factors for femicide. To this aim, we carried out archive research on Italian femicide cases in the last decade, by comparing prior types of violence suffered and motives for femicide, which are considered crucial fatal risk factors for femicide, across adolescent/young (15–24 years), adults (25–64 years) and older women (65–93 years). From 2010 to 2019 we found 1207 female victims. Characteristics of victims, perpetrators, and their relationship were consistent with those found by international studies and underlined that the majority of femicides were perpetrated by an intimate partner. The results regarding fatal risk factors comparisons across age groups showed the existence of significant differences regarding both types of violence suffered prior to femicide and motives for femicide. The results are discussed in terms of policy implication and intervention.

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Gambling-Related Intimate Partner Violence Against Women: A Grounded Theory Model of Individual and Relationship Determinants

Journal of Interpersonal Violence ◽

10.1177/08862605211037425 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 088626052110374

Author(s):

Nerilee Hing ◽

Catherine O’Mullan ◽

Elaine Nuske ◽

Helen Breen ◽

Lydia Mainey ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Grounded Theory ◽

Problem Gambling ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Gender Inequality ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Theory Model ◽

Theory Approach ◽

Female Victims

This study aimed to examine how problem gambling interacts with gendered drivers of intimate partner violence (IPV) against women to exacerbate this violence. Interviews were conducted with 48 female victims of IPV linked to a male partner’s gambling; 24 female victims of IPV linked to their own gambling; and 39 service practitioners from 25 services. Given limited research into gambling-related IPV, but a stronger theoretical base relating to IPV against women, this study used an adaptive grounded theory approach. It engaged with existing theories on gendered drivers of violence against women, while also developing a grounded theory model of individual and relationship determinants based on emergent findings from the data. Gambling-related IPV against women was found to occur in the context of expressions of gender inequality, including men’s attitudes and behaviors that support violence and rigid gender expectations, controlling behaviors, and relationships condoning disrespect of women. Within this context, the characteristics of problem gambling and the financial, emotional and relationship stressors gambling causes intensified the IPV. Alcohol and other drug use, and co-morbid mental health issues, also interacted with gambling to intensify the IPV. Major implications. Reducing gambling-related IPV against women requires integrated, multi-level interventions that reduce both problem gambling and gendered drivers of violence. Gambling operators can act to reduce problem gambling and train staff in responding to IPV. Financial institutions can assist people to limit their gambling expenditure and families to protect their assets. Service providers can be alert to the co-occurrence of gambling problems and IPV and screen, treat, and refer clients appropriately. Public education can raise awareness that problem gambling increases the risk of IPV. Reducing gender inequality is also critical.

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Music Therapy for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199639755.013.30 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Sandra L. Curtis

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Music Therapy ◽

Violence Against Women ◽

Intimate Relationships ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Male Partner ◽

Woman Abuse ◽

Music Therapists ◽

Victims Of Violence ◽

Male Partner Violence

Music therapists working in the area of domestic violence represent an emergent, but growing professional group. The termdomestic violenceis currently the most widely recognized. However, it has been criticized for the way in which it can serve to mask dimensions of gender and power involved, and can individualize the problem, ignoring its sociopolitical underpinnings. It also masks connections between this type of violence and all forms of male violence against women. As a result to ensure a better understanding, the preferred term for all types of this violence iswoman abuse, withintimate male partner violence(IMPV) the preferred term for violence against women in their intimate relationships. It should be noted that men can be victims of violence, but this violence is different in its nature, scope, and its impact. Music therapy work in the area of woman abuse is presented in this chapter.

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