Attitudes toward Wife Beating: A Cross-Country Study in Asia

Autor/inn/en	Rani, Manju; Bonu, Sekhar
Titel	Attitudes toward Wife Beating: A Cross-Country Study in Asia
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24 (2009) 8, S.1371-1397 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508322182
Schlagwörter	Spouses; Family Violence; Employed Women; Foreign Countries; Males; Social Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Gender Bias; Cross Cultural Studies; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Public Policy; Religious Factors; Socioeconomic Influences; Developing Nations; Cultural Differences; Armenia; Asia; Bangladesh; Cambodia; India; Kazakhstan; Nepal; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ehepartner; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Ausland; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Geschlechterstereotyp; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Kultureller Unterschied; Armenien; Asien; Bangladesch; Kambodscha; Indien; Kasachstan; Türkei
Abstract	Using demographic and health surveys conducted between 1998 and 2001 from seven countries (Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, and Turkey), the study found that acceptance of wife beating ranged from 29% in Nepal, to 57% in India (women only), and from 26% in Kazakhstan, to 56% in Turkey (men only). Increasing wealth predicted less acceptance of wife beating, except in Cambodia and Nepal. Higher education level was negatively associated with acceptance in Turkey and Bangladesh. Younger respondents justified wife beating more often, with some exceptions, showing persistent intergenerational transmission of gender norms. Working women were equally or more likely to justify wife beating compared to nonworking women. Men were significantly more likely to justify wife beating in Armenia, Nepal, and Turkey. Targeted proactive efforts are needed to change these norms, such as improving female literacy rates and other enabling factors. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10