Gender norms and beliefs, and men's violence against women in rural Bangladesh
Autor: | Suborna Camellia, Kazi Nazrul Fattah |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Rural Population Social Values media_common.quotation_subject Coercion Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Socioeconomics Applied Psychology media_common Masculinity Bangladesh Incidence (epidemiology) 050901 criminology 05 social sciences Gender Identity Aggression Clinical Psychology Attitude Social Dominance Socioeconomic Factors Spouse Abuse Preventive intervention Female 0509 other social sciences Psychology Anthropology and Development Studies 050104 developmental & child psychology Demography |
Zdroj: | Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35, 771-793 Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35, 3-4, pp. 771-793 |
ISSN: | 0886-2605 |
Popis: | Contains fulltext : 215857.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Prevention of violence against women requires understanding men's controlling attitudes and behaviors toward women. In Bangladesh, while the incidence of men's violence against women is alarmingly increasing, existing research to understand the determinants of men's violent behavior resulted in contradictory findings. The current study explores rural Bangladeshi men's support for gender norms, beliefs, and attitudes concerning violence against women, and looks at how these are influenced by men’s age, marital status, education, and affiliation with organizations that promote gender equality. The study also attempts to understand men’s bystander attitudes and responses to incidents of violence against women. Using the theoretical framework of hegemonic masculinity, the study was conducted among a sample of 1,200 men and women. Results indicate that in the study areas, young, unmarried men are less supportive to gender norms, beliefs, and attitudes that promote violence against women. Positive association was observed with men’s educational attainment and affiliation with nongovernmental organization (NGO) interventions. Regardless of age, marital status, or education, men's bystander response toward intervening to prevent violence against women was found to be low. Women showed similar level of support for inequitable gender norms, beliefs, and attitudes. Analysis of the findings using a hegemonic masculinity lens reveals more complicated dynamics of power and hegemonic control at work that perpetuate men's violence against women. Based on the findings, the study also identifies possible strategies for violence prevention interventions in Bangladesh. 23 p. |
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