Naslov
Gender-Based Violence in Croatia From the Point of View of Professional Women

Autori
Dremel, Anita ; Matić, Renato

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe Perspectives of Rural Safety, Security and Rural Criminology / Gorazd Meško Bojan Dobovšek Bernarda Tominc - Maribor : Maribor University Press, 2021, 80-80

Skup
Criminal Justice and Security in Central and Eastern Europe Perspectives of Rural Safety, Security and Rural Criminology

Mjesto i datum
Ljubljana, Slovenija, 13.09.2021. - 15.09.2021

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
gender-based violence, interviews, safety, women, Croatia

Sažetak
Although significant legal dimensions of equality have been achieved, there are still persistent social dimensions of inequality of women. In an attempt to examine some reasons for this, we aimed to look into personal experience, views and stories of women working in courts (judges), social services and the police who professionally deal with the cases of gender-based violence. Our analysis is based on semi- structured dialogic interviews as in-depth in-person conversations with concerned persons, reached based on chain-referral or snowball sampling. This qualitative approach does not provide the basis for generalization, but is an important complement to quantitative approaches if one wishes to reduce reification and provide a thick description of the situation on the field. Thematic and narrative analysis of the data gathered in interviews (N = 20) is conducted, with the help of NVivo software. The results enable the mapping of relevant topics and concerns as well as suggest there are culturally specific resistance strategies in both women’s conduct and the reaction of the community. These strategies rely on and negotiate with traditional family arrangements, which might foster social cohesion and safety, particularly in predominantly rural regions. The theoretical background is found primarily in Sylvia Walby's notion of gender regime and the modernization from private to public patriarchy, especially due to the fact that personal views and experience of professional women are analysed. Also, the overview of the modern urban-rural dichotomy as applied in sociological theory is given, together with the gender-aware criticism of its implicit androcentrism.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Sociologija

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