Browsing by Subject "context"

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    Survivors narratives of intimate partner violence in Cape Town, South Africa: A life history approach
    (2019) Chikwira, Rene; Boonzaier, Floretta; van Niekerk, Taryn
    Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a problem that is present and pervasive globally and in South Africa. In the South African context, IPV exists within a larger context of high levels of interpersonal violence and violence against women. Understanding the context in which IPV occurs from the perspective of survivors is important for informing effective intervention and prevention programs to counteract its effects. This study explores the life histories of South African women who have experienced IPV. Framed through the lens of intersectionality, it gauges the broader context within which IPV emerges and is sustained, and explores how experiences of IPV are shaped at the intersection of women’s identity markers of race, class and gender. This study is one of a few studies that have used life history methods with women to explore their life contexts and experiences of IPV. Purposive sampling was used to recruit a sample of 11 women based in a Cape Town women’s shelter for abused women and children. Two semi-structured qualitative life history interviews were conducted with each participant. The interviews were transcribed and analysed through thematic narrative analysis, where four noteworthy narrative themes emerged, namely An unsteady and violent beginning, No place called home: A search for belonging and survival, IPV: The unanticipated cost of love and belonging, and Normalisation of IPV experiences: The effects of withdrawal from support. The findings and their relation to existing literature as well as recommendations for future IPV research are discussed. One of the key findings of the study was that the childhood context of the participants was the first point of identifying intersectional oppression and marginalisation that may have shaped a vulnerability to the women’s later experiences of IPV. Another key finding was recognising the value that women place on love and belonging in the context of a difficult, violent and low socioeconomic childhood background, and how this could have an impact on the vulnerability of women to IPV. The use of a life history approach framed by intersectionality thus demonstrated significant benefits in tracking the contextual experiences of women who have experienced IPV. These benefits are of significance because they made it possible to identify points of intervention and prevention of IPV amongst marginalised South African women.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 1 - Recap on Identity
    (2019-06-01) Nomdo, Gideon; Hunma, Aditi
    This video focuses on recapping the issues surrounding identity. The video touches on how the Soweto youth engages in a ritual as a way of asserting their identity. The video then moves onto the themes of mobility. It explores how identity changes when people move between contexts. The video also touches on how new insights from DNA results affect their identity and mobility. This is video 1/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.
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    Writing Your World Week 2 Video 3 - Nelson Mandela: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter
    (2019-06-01) Hunma, Aditi; Nomdo, Gideon
    This video focuses on Nelson Mandela. The video touches on the apartheid policy that led to the creation of the homelands (TBVC states). It then touches on how Mandela originated from one of the TBVC states and then how his actions and identity had him labelled as a terrorist. The video then discusses Mandela's experience and image during apartheid. The video also contrasts Mandela's identity in history and currently. The video then highlights the importance of context when it comes to one's identity and the sense of individuality. This is video 3/10 in week 2 of the Writing your World course.