scholarly journals NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinedu Lawrence Ekweonu
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The Media ◽  
Adequate Coverage ◽  
Harmful Effects

This study examined the coverage of domestic violence against women in select Nigerian dailies. Among the national dailies under review are Daily Sun, Vanguard and Guardian newspapers. The researcher used the content analysis research method in reviewing the manifest contents of the three papers from March 23rd to June 2020. The study period covered a total of 100 days which translates to 300 publications of the three newspapers under investigation. The specific objectives of the study are to ascertain whether the newspapers give prominence to domestic violence; find the dominant source of interventions for victims of domestic violence against women; observe whether the newspapers gave adequate publications to the rising domestic violence against women and find out if the newspapers actually follow-up domestic violence cases within the lockdown in their publications. The social responsibility and Agenda-setting theories served as the theoretical framework for the study. Findings revealed that the newspapers neither gave prominence nor adequate coverage to domestic violence against women within the lockdown period. It was also found that the newspapers hardly follow-up their stories on domestic violence within the period.  The researcher concluded that the select newspapers did not do well in their coverage of domestic violence in the period under investigation by publishing only 115 news items on such crimes within the period. The study recommended among others that the media should as a respect to their social responsibility functions expose the people to the harmful effects of domestic violence against women in the country.

scholarly journals Social representation of domestic violence against women among Nursing Technicians and Community Agents

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Daiane Silva ◽  
Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Gomes ◽  
Denize Cristina de Oliveira ◽  
Sergio Corrêa Marques ◽  
Adriana Dora da Fonseca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Central Nucleus ◽  
Context Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The City ◽  
Structured Representation

OBJECTIVE To analyze the social representations of the Nursing Technicians and Community Health Agents about domestic violence against women. METHOD A qualitative study carried out in the city of Rio Grande, RS, in which evocations and interviews were collected between July and November 2013. For the treatment of data were used the EVOC 2005 software and the context analysis. RESULT It is a structured representation, in which the central nucleus contains conceptual, imaging and attitudinal elements, namely: abuse, aggression, physical aggression, cowardice and lack of respect. Such terms were present in the context of the interviews. The professionals acknowledged that violence is not limited to physical aspects and were judgemental about the acts of the aggressor. CONCLUSION This knowledge may enable the problematization of the studied phenomenon with the team, and facilitate the search for prevention and intervention strategies for victims, offenders and managers of health services.

scholarly journals Domestic violence against women amidst the pandemic: coping strategies disseminated by digital media

2021 ◽  
Vol 74 (suppl 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucimara Fabiana Fornari ◽  
Rafaela Gessner Lourenço ◽  
Rebeca Nunes Guedes de Oliveira ◽  
Danyelle Leonette Araújo dos Santos ◽  
Mariana Sbeghen Menegatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Service Strategies

ABSTRACT Objective: to know the strategies to cope with domestic violence against women disseminated by digital media at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: a documentary study with a qualitative approach. The search took place from March 11 to April 30, 2020, from four sources: newspapers and online portals, social network, official government pages and third sector portals. Thematic content analysis of the findings was performed. Results: seventy-seven strategies were identified in the journalistic press, 93 in the social network, 45 in government portals and 40 in third sector organizations. From analysis, three empirical categories emerged: Strategies for communication with women; Strategies adopted by customer service; Strategies to inform the population. Final considerations: most of strategies were adaptations of existing services, centered on the reporting of violence by women

scholarly journals The Problem of Domestic Violence Against Women in Russia and Possible Solutions

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-35
Author(s):  
Irina Vladimirovna Soshnikova
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Gender Based

The paper analyzes the social and legal aspects of the problem of domestic violence against women in Russia. The United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that causes or is likely to cause physical, sexual or psy-chological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary depriva-tion of liberty, whether in public or private life”. The victim characteristics of women and their social vul-nerability are analyzed. Negative stereotypes about violence against women in the family are empha-sized. The main differences between violence against strangers and domestic violence are re-vealed. A set of measures has been developed to solve the problem of domestic violence.

scholarly journals Assessing Current Situation of Domestic Violence against Women: A Study in Hasandaha, Morang

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 64-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna P Pandey ◽  
Gyanendra Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Physical Assault ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Freedom Of Movement ◽  
The People ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The Government ◽  
Forms Of Violence ◽  
Patriarchal Social Structure

Nepal like many other countries represents a multicultural characteristics having patriarchal social structure. Recognizing the need to effectively reduce the incidences of violence against women, Nepal ratified the CEDAW in 1991. But the incidences of DVAW have been repeatedly reported and the challenge to the human rights of the Nepalese women has been added. The heterogeneity of Nepalese society and social interaction among the different caste/ethnic groups make the issue of DVAW more complicated that eventually requires sociological study. The people of Hasandaha, Morang, represent the caste/ethnic heterogeneity and could be the representation of Nepalese villages. The women of that village are also suffering from multiple forms of violence against them. Physical assault, sexual abuse to psychological torture is among the forms of violence that they aspire to escape from. Rigid caste norms and patriarchal values constrict the freedom of movement among the women of Hasandaha village. These women express that the government, NGOs and civil society should have decisive roles with regard to the elimination of domestic violence against women. For this, effective mobilization of local communities, awareness generation among them and changes in the state’s attitude towards DVAW only as of private concern are key to reduce the incidences of DVAW in Hasandaha village of Morang district, Nepal. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjsa.v6i0.10689   Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.6 2014: 64-85

scholarly journals Domestic Violence Against Female Beggars in Hyderabad District: A Case Study Qasimabad

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (No 1) ◽  
pp. 173-185
Author(s):  
Syeda Qurat ul Ain Shah ◽  
Parveen Shah ◽  
Aijaz Ali Wassan
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Multiple Factors ◽  
The Social ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
The Government ◽  
Prompt Action

This Paper analyses the causes of the domestic violence against female beggars and their impacts on their lives. The paper is strictly limited to Taluka Qasimabad, District Hyderabad. The domestic violence against women exits in various forms. However, it is pretty horrible in the form being inflicted against female beggars in Qasimabad. The scores of causes for the domestic violence against female beggars range from rising poverty to population explosions with deep physical and mental impacts on the sufferers. For data collection qualitative research through Focused Group discussion method has been used through snow ball technique. 10 Cases of female beggars have been opted for the FGDs out of which two participated with their social backgrounds. The study concludes the pathetic condition of the female beggars due to multiple factors and their serious implications both physically as well as mentally. The study recommends prompt action from the Government as well as socialscientist to go deep further in the social issues such as violence against the female beggars. Simultaneously there is immediate intervention of Government and the concerned department to address these issues on emergent basis as the number is likely to reach an alarming level.

Murder with Impunity: The Construction of Arab Masculinities and Honor Crimes

1970 ◽  
pp. 38-45
Author(s):  
May Abu Jaber
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Social Boundaries ◽  
Religious Institutions ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media ◽  
The One ◽  
Male Authority ◽  
Cultural Networks ◽  
Gender Specific

Violence against women (VAW) continues to exist as a pervasive, structural,systematic, and institutionalized violation of women’s basic human rights (UNDivision of Advancement for Women, 2006). It cuts across the boundaries of age, race, class, education, and religion which affect women of all ages and all backgrounds in every corner of the world. Such violence is used to control and subjugate women by instilling a sense of insecurity that keeps them “bound to the home, economically exploited and socially suppressed” (Mathu, 2008, p. 65). It is estimated that one out of every five women worldwide will be abused during her lifetime with rates reaching up to 70 percent in some countries (WHO, 2005). Whether this abuse is perpetrated by the state and its agents, by family members, or even by strangers, VAW is closely related to the regulation of sexuality in a gender specific (patriarchal) manner. This regulation is, on the one hand, maintained through the implementation of strict cultural, communal, and religious norms, and on the other hand, through particular legal measures that sustain these norms. Therefore, religious institutions, the media, the family/tribe, cultural networks, and the legal system continually disciplinewomen’s sexuality and punish those women (and in some instances men) who have transgressed or allegedly contravened the social boundaries of ‘appropriateness’ as delineated by each society. Such women/men may include lesbians/gays, women who appear ‘too masculine’ or men who appear ‘too feminine,’ women who try to exercise their rights freely or men who do not assert their rights as ‘real men’ should, women/men who have been sexually assaulted or raped, and women/men who challenge male/older male authority.

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