Beliefs and attitudes towards male domestic violence in South Kivu

• Abstract
  
  • 1.1 The context and research rationale
    
  • 1.2 Brief presentation of South Kivu province
    
  • 1.1.1 Geographical situation
    
  • 1.1.2 Historical situation
    
  • 1.1.3 Cultural situation
    
  • 1.3 Problem statement
    
  • 1.4 Global objective and specific aims
    
  • 1.5 Structure of the research
    
  • 1.6 Population of the study
    
  • 1.7 Difficulties encountered
    
  • 2.1 Introduction
    
  • 2.2 Overview on violence
    
  • 2.3 Theoretical framework on domestic violence
    
  • 2.4 Domestic violence
    
  • 2.4.1 Definition
    
  • 2.4.2 Forms of domestic violence
    
  • 2.4.2.1 Domestic emotional violence
    
  • 2.4.2.2 Domestic physical violence
    
  • 2.4.2.3 Domestic sexual violence
    
  • 2.4.2.4 Domestic economic violence
    
  • 2.4.2.5 Domestic spiritual violence
    
  • 2.4.3 Grounds for domestic violence
    
  • 2.4.3.1 Cultural imbalance and social customs
    
  • 2.4.3.2 Abuser's emotions
    
  • 2.4.3.3 Abuser's past history
    
  • 2.4.3.4 Media and parents negligence
    
  • 2.4.3.5 Substance abuse
    
  • 2.4.3.6 Influence of sports
    
  • 2.4.4 Effects of domestic violence
    
  • 2.4.4.1 Social effects
    
  • 2.4.4.2 Effects on the victim
    
  • 2.4.4.3 Health effects
    
  • 2.4.4.4 Sexual effects
    
  • 2.4.4.5 Economic effects
    
  • 2.4.4.6 Damage on marriage
    
  • 2.4.4.7 Effects on children
    
  • 2.4.5 Culture of domestic violence
    
  • 2.5 Prevalence of domestic violence
    
  • 2.6 Link between masculinity, power and GBV
    
  • 2.7 Conclusion
    
  • 3.1 Introduction
    
  • 3.2 Approaches for data collection and procedure
    
  • 3.2.1 Approaches for data collection
    
  • 3.2.1.1 Documentary approach
    
  • 3.2.1.2 Focus group
    
  • 3.2.1.3 In-depth interviews
    
  • 3.2.2 Procedure
    
  • 3.3 Sample
    
  • 3.4 Data analysis
    
  • 3.5 Ethical issues
    
  • 3.6 Limitations of the research
    
  • 3.7 Conclusion
    
  • 4.1 Introduction
    
  • 4.2 Sample characteristics
    
  • 4.3.2 Masculinity
    
  • 4.4 Men's beliefs of domestic violence
    
  • 4.4.1 Women like abusive men
    
  • 4.4.2 Women attract violence on themselves
    
  • 4.4.3 No woman can leave her home because of violence
    
  • 4.4.4 Women fear to divulge husbands' abuse.
    
  • 4.5 Men's attitudes of domestic violence.
    
  • 4.5.1 Men support domestic violence
    
  • 4.5.2 Friends' pressure and domestic violence
    
  • 4.5.3 Dowry entitlement and domestic violence
    
  • 4.5.4 Domestic violence is a man's self-protection
    
  • 4.6 Conclusion
    
  • 5.1 Research synopsis
    
  • 5.2 Recommendations
    
  • 5.2.1 To the government
    
  • 5.2.2 To community