Although violence against
women is illegal in China, few studies have been published concerning this
issue in that country. This article is part of a program of research undertaken
in one province of China.
The purpose of this study was to understand, from the
perspectives of women who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV), the
intersections of gender and other social institutions in constructing GBV in
Guangzhou, China. The research question was as follows: For women who have been
unfortunate enough to be with a partner who is willing to use abuse, how is
gender revealed in their discussion of the experience?
Women participants (N =
13) were all over the age of 21, had experienced some form of abuse in an
intimate relationship, and had lived in Guangzhou at least for a year prior to
data collection. They had a variety of backgrounds and experiences.
The
majority spoke of GBV as common. "Saving face" was connected to fear
of being judged and socially stigmatized which had emotional as well as
material consequences. Eight situations in which social stigma existed and
caused women to lose face were identified. Gender role expectations and
gendered institutions played a part in family relationships and the amount of
support a woman could expect or would ask for. The women in this study received
very little support from systems in their society. A high proportion (67%)
revealed symptoms of mental strain, and three talked about having depression or
being suicidal.
The results are discussed in terms of identifying the
mechanisms by which systems interlock and perpetuate GBV.
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By: Thurston WE1, Tam DM2, Dawson M3, Jackson M4, Kwok SM2.
- 1University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada thurston@ucalgary.ca.
- 2The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
- 3University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
- 4Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
- J Interpers Violence. 2016 Feb;31(4):694-714. doi: 10.1177/0886260514556109. Epub 2014 Nov 18.
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