The sexual politics of gender-based violence in South Africa: Linking public and private worlds
Contemporary South Africa is poised at the intersection of a polarizing and contentious paradox. On the one hand, South Africa boasts one of the worlds most inclusive and representative constitutions concerning womens rights and protections. On the other hand, the nation currently weighs in with som...
| Published in: | Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2015]
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Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Sex difference
/ Violence
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy KBN Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
gender-based violence
South Africa
structural violence
intersectionality
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| Summary: | Contemporary South Africa is poised at the intersection of a polarizing and contentious paradox. On the one hand, South Africa boasts one of the worlds most inclusive and representative constitutions concerning womens rights and protections. On the other hand, the nation currently weighs in with some of the globes highest levels of sexual and gender-based violence. This article investigates the origins of this paradox, exploring the nexus between South Africas history of structural violence during Apartheid and current mores of behavior in intimate domains. The article probes the ways gender identities have been scripted and problematizes the complicity of state, legal and religious institutions with silence around gender-based violence. It concludes with reflections on individual and collective agency and highlights the vital role that faith communities have in social transformation. |
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| ISSN: | 2159-8711 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the sociological integration of religion and society
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