Studien syftar till att försöka förstå vilka förutsättningar yrkesverksamma inom ideella organisationer upplever sig ha i arbetet med målgruppen - våldsutsatta kvinnor i missbruk. Vilka kontexter de yrkesverksamma upplever att deras ideella organisationer verkar inom samt hur de agerar i förhållande till samma kontexter i arbetet med målgruppen. Studiens resultat och analys bygger på upplevelser från nio respondenter som är yrkesverksamma inom ideella organisationer och som arbetar med nämnd målgrupp. Analysmetoden som använts är av kategorin, innehållsanalys. Studiens teoretiska referensram innefattar ett politiskt processperspektiv men också ett intersektionellt perspektiv, vilket används för att skapa djupare förståelse av insamlat material. Det visar sig att de ideella organisationerna själva har en intersektionell förståelse av sin målgrupp, en förståelse som utgör grunden för dess funktion som komplement till det offentliga. De ideella verkar inom kontexter där viktiga faktorer utgör det offentligas olika krav och syn på målgruppen och dess behov, vilket styr finansiellt. Andra faktorer är avsaknaden av allierade och hur det påverkar samarbete, genom kunskapsutbyte och målgruppens synlighet. Det här har gjort att de har utvecklat organisationen som flexibelt kan anpassa sig till behoven samtidigt som de bedriver opinionsbildning i syfte att långsiktigt förändra bilden av målgruppen och därmed även förutsättningarna för sin verksamhet.

This report presents findings from a comparative qualitative study conducted in the Johannesburg inner city. The study sought to understand immigrant and South African heterosexual men’s perceptions, experiences, and responses to domestic violence. Drawing on social constructionist theory, the research investigates whether migration and nationality influenced how heterosexual men perceived, experienced, and responded to domestic violence. The study used qualitative methodology and relied on original empirical research. In total, participants (consisting of six immigrant and six South African men) were identified through purposive and snowballing sampling methods. Semi-structured interview guides were used to collect data, which was then analysed using thematic content analysis. Findings of the study revealed that migration influenced the way in which immigrant men experienced and responded to domestic violence in South Africa. However, migration did not have an impact on how immigrant men perceived domestic violence. This means that the ways in which immigrant men perceived domestic violence was the same as they perceived it in their home countries. However, the ways in which they were experiencing and responding to it in South Africa was different from the ways they used to experience and respond in their home countries (migrant sending countries). The South African participants did not attribute their perceptions, experiences and responses to migration. Instead, they attributed their experiences to the over insistence on rights by women, and the failure of law enforcement agencies to ensure that men who are victims of domestic violence are also heard. Findings also revealed that nationality differences between immigrant men and South African men did not influence the ways in which these two groups perceived and understood the term ‘domestic violence’. Thus, migrant men and South African men understood the term in the same way. The definitions of domestic violence that participants reported were different from the traditional definitions and categorizations of domestic violence. Participants defined domestic violence in accordance with their perceptions and experiences, as there was a thin line between perceptions and personal experiences. Further analysis showed that men understood domestic violence as being physical, emotional, and verbal. The findings of the study also revealed that immigrant men believed that their susceptibility to domestic violence was due to migration because of the perception that South African domestic violence legislation favours women. Furthermore, South African men attributed ‘favouritism on terms of the law’ towards women as an issue that made women take advantage of the policy framework to initiate violence towards their intimate partners. These men suggest that women do this in the knowledge that men are generally not believed when they (i.e. men) make reports of domestic violence.

Syfte: Att undersöka i vilken utsträckning sjuksköterskor på en akutmottagning följde riktlinjer om våldsutsatta kvinnor, sjuksköterskors inställning till att rutinmässigt fråga om våld, sjuksköterskors erfarenheter av att upptäcka och bemöta dessa kvinnor samt om det fanns skillnader mellan öppen- och slutenvård samt mellan kvinnliga och manliga sjuksköterskor. Metod: Tvärsnittsstudie i form av enkätundersökning. Ett bekvämlighetsurval gjordes och enkäter lämnades ut till sjuksköterskor (n=110) på akutmottagningar. Svarsfrekvensen var 45 %. Resultat: Få sjuksköterskor frågade om våld, de flesta gjorde detta endast vid misstanke om våld. Hälften hade någon form av utbildning inom området. Det främsta hindret från att fråga om våld var att anhörig var närvarande. Hälften uppgav att de var positiva till screening och att de trodde att kvinnor skulle anse det positivt. Vid jämförelse framkom det att annan sjukvårdspersonal i större utsträckning utförde ankomstsamtalet inom öppenvården och manliga sjuksköterskor uppgav i högre utsträckning tidsbrist som ett hinder att fråga om våld. Slutsats: Mer utbildning och lägre arbetsbelastning skulle göra att följsamheten till riktlinjerna skulle öka. / Aim: To examine the extent to which nurses in an emergency department followed the guidelines regarding abused women and what experience nurses have had to identify and treat these women. To examine whether there were differences between outpatient and inpatient care as well as differences between male and female nurses. Method: A cross-sectional study. A convenience sample was made and questionnaires were handed out to nurses (n=110) in emergency departments. The response rate was 45 %. Result: Few nurses asked about violence, most did so only in cases of suspected violence. The main factor that could inhibit nurses from asking about violence was that a relative was present. Half of the nurses said that they were in favor of screening and also that they thought that the women would be in favor of it. The comparison revealed that it was more common for other health care staff to perform the arrival call in an outpatient setting and that the male nurses more often reported that lack of time was an obstacle to ask about violence. Conclusion: More education and less workload would increase the adherence to guidelines.

With the background that Jewish women stay in abusive marriages twice as long as their non-Jewish American counterparts, we attempt to understand the religious and cultural factors that may inhibit Jewish women from leaving violent relationships, and examine Scriptural and Rabbinic texts as to Jewish beliefs regarding spousal violence. A variety of academic sources and primary scriptural texts were analyzed for religious and cultural attitudes towards Jewish intimate partner violence. Eight Jewish victims of spousal abuse, five Rabbis and seventeen community support workers were interviewed. Jewish women face a variety of unique issues with regard to how domestic violence is experienced. Issues of communal shame, fear of anti-Semitism, learned accommodation, community disapproval, divorce law and other cultural and religious factors act as barriers to leaving. Biblical, Talmudic, and Rabbinic texts, however, speak clearly against marital violence and support a community effort toward victim support. There are thus conflicts between actual Jewish religious doctrine, and the interpretation of Jewish values amongst Jewish community members. There are social and cultural barriers to Jewish women leaving their abusive relationships, but an analysis of religious doctrine offers a source of strength for women to leave. The onus is on the Jewish community to effect change by breaking the silence and renouncing abuse.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Available also from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International.

Originally presented as the author's Thesis (doctoral)--Freie Universität, Berlin, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-270).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 158-172).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Lombard, Ill., 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 134-140).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2002. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-183).

published_or_final_version / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing in Advanced Practice