加纳的人际暴力,文化和耻辱
Doris Akyere Boateng1, Kathryne B Brewer2, Sondra J Fogel3
1Booth University College, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Journal of interpersonal violence
|October 16, 2025
概括
在加纳,公众对亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的看法是由社会文化因素塑造的. 宗教性和性别影响对IPV严重性和幸存者责怪的看法,影响干预策略.
科学领域:
- 社会科学 社会科学 社会科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 性别研究是性别研究.
背景情况:
- 亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 是一种全球人权侵犯,不成比例地影响着女性.
- 包括加纳在内的撒哈拉以南非洲的父权制背景在解决IPV方面提出了独特的挑战.
- 虽然加纳已经改革了IPV应对措施,但公众的态度仍然受到社会文化规范的影响.
研究的目的:
- 检查人口统计因素和标签特征 (幸存者的性别,就业) 如何影响对加纳IPV幸存者和事者的耻辱.
- 了解性别,宗教信仰,年龄和教育对公众对IPV的看法的影响.
- 为文化敏感的耻辱减少和宣传干预提供信息.
主要方法:
- 用658名加纳参与者的实验性图片方法.
- 调查评估对IPV幸存者和事者的态度.
- 对人口统计变量和操纵图片特征的分析.
主要成果:
- 女性幸存者被认为不那么负责任,更需要帮助;男性幸存者被指责或被视为弱者.
- 年龄较大和受过更高教育的参与者更多地指责男性犯罪者.
- 较高的宗教信仰与将IPV视为不那么严重的问题相关.
- 根据幸存者的性别或就业状况,感知到问题的严重性没有显著差异.
结论:
- 社会文化规范在加纳显著影响公众对IPV的看法.
- 人口态度的变化需要定制的社区干预措施.
- 解决耻辱需要理解和适应不同的社会文化背景.
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