Woman Abuse in South Africa

An Exploratory Study

Bibliographic Data

ID12438243
AuthorsZubeda Dangor (0009-0008-7941-1596, NISAA Institute for Women's Development, corresponding author), Lee Ann Hoff (0000-0003-3395-9309, University of Massachusetts), Renae Scott (Women's Theological Center, Boston)
Year1998
Volume4
Issue2
Pages125-152
Publication date1998-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801298004002002
PMID12295438
OpenAlexW2151268376
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited12

This exploratory study addresses the issue of woman abuse in South Africa and the resources for victimized women and children, or their absence. It provides documentation for the expansion of social, health, and legal services on behalf of this at-risk population. Ethnographic interviews were conducted with a convenience sample of 37 South African women from various community settings and institutions in the Johannesburg region, and interview data were grouped in categories. Two focus groups addressed issues that emerged from interview data. This study affirms the need for national survey data and in-depth research with abused women themselves to obtain a fuller picture of the personal, familial, and societal costs of violence against women. An unvarnished acknowledgment of domestic violence and its physical, emotional, and social toll on community stability and health is integral to the new South Africa's pursuit of political and economic reform

Acknowledgement · Computer security · Criminology · Documentation · Domestic violence · Economic growth · Environmental health · Focus group · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Sexual abuse · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies