Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 46, S 1-13
Inhalt: Women workers are found in certain activities traditionally falling within the male domain. This is particularly the case for landless women who largely belong to the hardcore poor group. It indicates growing economic pressure and erosion of familial support and traditional beliefs and norms regarding women's outside work. With the Bangladesh economy’s heavy dependence on imports Chittagong has traditionally played a very important role in the trading sectors and industrial centre of the country and also commercial capital of Bangladesh which is going through a massive phase of construction of new structures. The study employed triangulation method as a research strategy. The objective of the study is to know the reasons of internal migrations and conditions of female construction workers of Chittagong city. A good number of rural women are involved at urban construction work in Chittagong city where they faces different harmful condition like as long working hour, less salary, lack of women rights, sexual harassment, food expenditure, low health condition, hard working etc. From this rational discussion this papers examine internal migration and the condition of migrant female construction works in Chittagong city.
Schlagwörter:Bangladesch; Bangladesh; Binnenwanderung; internal migration; Migration; migration; Baugewerbe; construction industry; Arbeiter; worker; woman; Arbeitsbedingungen; working conditions; Stadt; town; Einkommen; income; Arbeitszeit; working hours; sexuelle Belästigung; sexual harassment; Menschenrechte; human rights; Armut; poverty
CEWS Kategorie:Sexuelle Belästigung und Gewalt
SSOAR Kategorie:Migration, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Arbeitswelt, soziale Probleme
Quelle: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 1, S 2181-2191
Inhalt: Objective: Describing the profile of violence against women regarding aggression, the socio-demographic characteristics of the victim and the perpetrator of the violence. Method: a transversal study of quantitative approach and descriptive analysis. The population consisted of 42 women victims of violence. Results: of the total 42 participants, prevailed in women aged 30-39 years old, with complete high school and family income of 1-3 minimum wages. The physical, psychological and moral violence prevailed in 26,2% of cases. The main offenders were the companions of those women, the home environment is the space where most attacks occur and jealousy was appointed as the main factor to unleash aggression. The attackers, mostly present among the age group 40-49 years old, and have had studied until elementary school. Conclusion: it notes the challenge and the responsibility of health professionals in the recognition and registration of cases seen in health services.
Quelle: International Letters of Social and Humanistic Sciences, (2015) 42, S 121-132
Inhalt: The research directs attention to the relationship between oil economy and increase in female prostitution. Specifically, we x-ray the historical and dialectical origin of prostitution from the colonial to the post colonial era. We contend that, prostitution is a condition imposed on females from low income background by poverty and that oil exploration and exploitation activities which are a manifest consequence of the expanded reproduction of capital (ERC) accentuate the rate of prostitution particularly in Port Harcourt. It is against this backdrop that, we attempt to demystify the social processes and the dynamic relations that produce prostitution with a view to recommending theoretical and practical measures of curbing prostitution as a social problem.
Schlagwörter:Erdöl; crude oil; Energiewirtschaft; energy industry; Nigeria; Nigeria; Prostitution; prostitution; woman; soziales Problem; social problem; Armut; poverty; Ausbeutung; exploitation; historische Entwicklung; historical development; Kolonialismus; colonialism; soziale Klasse; social class; Afrika; Africa
SSOAR Kategorie:Wirtschaftssektoren, soziale Probleme, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
“I loved her so much, but I killed her”: Romantic love as a representational frame for intimate partner femicide in three Italian newspapers
Titelübersetzung:"Je l’aimais tellement que je l’ai tuée": L’amour romantique comme cadre de la représentation du fémicide par le parte- naire dans la presse italienne
Autor/in:
Gius, Chiara; Lalli, Pina
Quelle: ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies, 7 (2014) 2, S 53-75
Inhalt: Ce n’est que depuis une trentaine d’années que la loi italienne ne contemple
plus les « crimes d’honneur », c’est-à-dire la reconnaissance de circonstances
atténuantes pour les meurtres commis par les hommes sur leur femme adultère. Pour
comprendre si le changement de la légitimation socio-culturelle dans le sens commun
va de pair avec le changement de la loi, on a donc considéré d’intérêt analyser
dans la presse nationale les récits récents des fémicides, en se focalisant sur ceux
qui ont été commis en 2012. A partir de la littérature scientifique sur ce thème, cet
étude décrit la manière de raconter 53 cas de fémicides engageant la partenaire, dans
166 articles publiés par trois des principaux journaux italiens. En conduisant une
analyse thématique transversale des articles, on a identifié dans l’amour romantique
le cadrage principal par lequel la presse essaye de trouver des explications cernées
comme les plus compréhensibles pour ses lecteurs. Ces sont la perte de contrôle à la
suite de discussions, voire la peur de perdre l’objet d’amour par jalousie ou séparation,
qui résultent les explications les plus souvent invoquées. Ces « causes » apparaissent
contingentes et de pertinence individuelle; de plus, elles ne méritent pas -
dans les articles de presse analysés - l’évocation d’une quelque asymétrie structurelle
d’où il puisse ressortir, par exemple, la mise en question du droit de contrôle
masculin, alors qu’il est souvent montré comme stratégiquement poursuivi et tacitement
censé allant de soi. On relève donc un discours social où la contingence individuelle
d’une « perte de contrôle » descendant de l’amour romantique semble représenter
le fémicide comme un crime qu’on ne peut pas prévenir ni prévoir.
Inhalt: In Italy law has accepted “honour crimes” perpetrated by men until little more than 30 years ago. As cultural dimensions are often slower to change, it is interesting to analyze the capacity to account for femicides in the press in a period in which the topic has become more and more relevant all over Europe. Building on existing literature, this study explores how three major Italian newspapers frame crimes of intimate partner femicide. Using 166 articles published in 2012, the authors examine - by a thematic analysis conducted along different items - which aspects are conveyed by the news to account for the 53 intimate partner femicides reported in the press in this period. Findings suggest that while Italian news media heavily rely on narratives of love and passion to frame intimate partner homicide, a social discourse justifying the “loss of control” it is also used to sustain representation of femicides as crimes impossible to be prevented or predicted.
Inhalt: Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird mithilfe von zwei deutschlandweit repräsentativen Dunkelfeldstudien ermittelt, inwiefern sich die Prävalenz häuslicher Gewalt gegen Frauen in Deutschland zwischen 1992 und 2011 verändert hat. Diese Angaben werden durch Daten zum individuellen Anzeigeverhalten ergänzt. Aus den Befunden lässt sich ein unmittelbarer Handlungsbedarf in Hinblick auf verstärkte Informationskampagnen zu den bestehenden Schutzmöglichkeiten vor häuslicher Gewalt ableiten. (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: Based on two representative victim surveys, the present article aims at clarifying how the prevalence of domestic violence against women in Germany has changed from 1992 to 2011. The results are complemented by data on domestic violence that were reported to the police. These findings are discussed with respect to practical implications. (author's abstract)
Internationale Frauenrechte zwischen Scheitern und kleinen Fortschritten: das Thema "Gewalt gegen Frauen" in globalen Verhandlungen
Titelübersetzung:International Womens Rights between Failure and Hesitant Progress: the Issue of "Violence Against Women" in Global Negotiations
Autor/in:
Eigelsreiter-Jashari, Gertrude
Quelle: SWS-Rundschau, 54 (2014) 1, S 5-31
Inhalt: Der Beitrag behandelt das Thema 'Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen' in den Politiken der Vereinten Nationen und deren Frauenrechtsinstrumenten aktuell und in ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung. Aus einer empirischen Perspektive der aktiven Prozessbeobachtung und -partizipation wird mittels Dokumentenanalyse schwerpunktmäßig das als 'historisch' bezeichnete Abschlussdokument der 57. Sitzung der Frauenstatuskommission der Vereinten Nationen 2013 besprochen. Dessen Inhalte umfassen sowohl die Ursachen und Hintergründe von Gewalt gegen Frauen und Mädchen als auch Empfehlungen für Nationalstaaten, Institutionen, die Zivilgesellschaft und private Akteure, die sie sich zur Umsetzung vorgenommen haben. Das Abschlussdokument wird in seiner Bedeutung als Menschenrechtsinstrument und im Zusammenhang mit der Frauenrechtskonvention untersucht. Im Ausblick wird auf die Verankerung der Frauenrechte im zukünftigen Rahmen der Post-2015-Entwicklungsagenda der Vereinten Nationen eingegangen. (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: This article discusses the issue of 'violence against women and girls' within the context of policies of the United Nations and their women's rights instruments, concerning the current situation and in a historical framing. From an empirical perspective, the active process of observation and of participation is being referred to with means of document analysis, the so-called 'historic' final document of the 57th Session of the UN Commission of the Status of Women in 2013 is reviewed. Its content includes both the background and causes of violence against women and girls as well as recommendations for nation-states, institutions, civil society, and private actors that focus on realization and implementation. The final outcome document is assessed as an instrument for human rights in relation to the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. In an outlook on future deliberations, the anchoring of women's rights in the framework of the United Nations post-2015 agenda is also discussed. (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:discrimination; historische Entwicklung; Menschenrechte; women's policy; human rights violation; Diskriminierung; Misshandlung; mysogyny; Menschenrechtsverletzung; internationales Abkommen; UNO; historical development; Frauenpolitik; Frauenfeindlichkeit; Konvention; girl; violence; Mädchen; human rights; Gewalt; woman; international agreement; maltreatment; convention; UNO
SSOAR Kategorie:Recht, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, soziale Probleme
Über Gewalt und Misshandlung von älteren Frauen im sozialen Nahraum, ihre Verbreitung und Muster
Titelübersetzung:Domestic Violence and Abuse Against Older Women, its Prevalence and Patterns
Autor/in:
Lang, Gert
Quelle: SWS-Rundschau, 54 (2014) 1, S 32-50
Inhalt: Ausgehend von konzeptuellen Überlegungen geht der Beitrag Fragen der Verbreitung und Muster von Gewalt und Misshandlung im sozialen Nahraum an älteren Frauen nach. Es wird von den Ergebnissen einer Repräsentativumfrage aus dem Jahr 2010 berichtet, als insgesamt 2.880 zuhause lebende ältere Frauen (60+) in fünf europäischen Ländern zu Gewaltwahrnehmung und -erleben innerhalb der vergangenen zwölf Monate interviewt wurden. Drei von zehn älteren Frauen (30,1 Prozent) waren von Nahraumgewalt in unterschiedlicher Form und Ausmaß betroffen, die mit Konsequenzen im Handeln und Erleben verbunden war. Gewalt an und Misshandlung von älteren Frauen hat viele Gesichter und tritt in subtilen Gestalten auf. Weil die häusliche Gewalt von individuellen, sozialen und kulturellen (Risiko-) Faktoren (mit-) determiniert wird, sind bei Präventionsmaßnahmen unbedingt auch die gesellschaftlichen Strukturen, in denen die Gewalt eingebettet ist, sowie die kulturellen Praktiken, an die sie rückgebunden ist, zu berücksichtigen. (Autorenreferat)
Inhalt: Based on conceptual considerations, this article deals with the prevalence and patterns of domestic violence and abuse against older women. Results of a representative survey from 2010 will be reported, where a total number of 2,880 home-dwelling older women (60+) from five European countries were interviewed about their perception and experiences of violence and abuse within the past 12 months. 3 out of 10 of the older women (30.1 percent) were affected by incidents of domestic violence and abuse, differing in form and extent, but also with consequences for their actions and feelings. Violence and abuse against older women has many faces and occurs in subtle forms. Because the problem is (co-) determined by individual, social and cultural (risk-) factors, -preventative measures must take into account the societal structures, in which violence and abuse are embedded, as well as the cultural practices, to which they are linked back. (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Lithuania; Austria; sexueller Missbrauch; alter Mensch; Lebensqualität; neglect; häusliche Gewalt; Österreich; Prävention; kulturelle Faktoren; prevention; Misshandlung; mysogyny; Litauen; Frauenfeindlichkeit; soziale Faktoren; Finnland; sexual abuse; quality of life; Belgium; cultural factors; domestic violence; Finland; woman; Verwahrlosung; Portugal; Portugal; Belgien; maltreatment; elderly; social factors
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, soziale Probleme, Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie
Identifying the barriers to women's agency in domestic violence: the tensions between women's personal experiences and systemic responses
Autor/in:
Aldridge, Jo
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 1 (2013) 1, S 3-12
Inhalt: Despite advances in knowledge and understanding about the impacts of domestic violence on women's lives, global research on violence against women shows there is a need for research that not only places women centre stage in research praxis, but also that involves them more collaboratively in genuine dialogue about their experiences, including their agentic stances. This is especially the case for marginalised and socially excluded women victims of domestic violence, such as those who are not known or do not present to services and who survive abusive relationships alone or with little outside support. Evidence from two studies reported here-secondary analysis of women with severe and enduring mental health problems and a collaborative narrative project with unsupported women victims of domestic violence-suggest that women's capacity for agency are compromised by a number of critical factors, and that these are also reflected in the tensions between micro-macro analyses and understanding of the impact of domestic violence on women. This article considers the barriers to women's agency from the women's perspective and in the context of broader, systemic dynamics, including the denial or obscuring of abuse by governments and states and the consequences of stringent fiscal retrenchment that put women at increased risk of domestic violence.
Credibility assessments as "normative leakage": asylum applications, gender and class
Autor/in:
Wikström, Hanna; Johansson, Thomas
Quelle: Social Inclusion, 1 (2013) 2, S 92-101
Inhalt: Based on the assumption that credibility assessments function as "normative leakage" within the asylum process, we analyse how narratives of gender and class are articulated, rendered meaningful, or silenced in credibility assessments. Two cases concerning male applicants are selected in order to illustrate these processes. In relation to the existing concepts of internal/external credibility, we wish to introduce the concept of social credibility, which focuses on how the assessors read different socio-cultural narratives. While previous research has shown that the postcolonial will to protect women favours women as victims of patriarchal cultures, we wish to point out the continuity of this line of argumentation in relation to male and female applicants by adopting a theoretical generalization: male applicants instead become situated at the other end of the spectrum of postcolonial notions of modernity as non-victims, victims of other circumstances or perpetrators. We argue that these processes are accentuated in relation to credibility assessments. In order to prevent processes of social exclusion and to enhance inclusive practice, authorities need to acknowledge the "normative leakage" associated with the assessment process.
Schlagwörter:woman; soziokulturelle Faktoren; sociocultural factors; Glaubwürdigkeit; credibility; Asylverfahren; asylum procedure; gender; Norm; standard; Bewertung; evaluation; soziale Klasse; social class; Postkolonialismus; post-colonialism; Fallstudie; case study
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, soziale Probleme