“A woman’s honor tumbles down on all of us in the family, but a man’s honor is only his”: young women’s experiences of patriarchal chastity norms

Christianson, Monica; Teiler, Åsa; Eriksson, Carola

doi:10.1080/17482631.2020.1862480

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“…It perpetuates a sexual double standard that empowers a heterosexual man's entry into manhood by being non-virgins and taking girls' virginity, whether in marriage or outside of marital union (Bhana & Anderson, 2013;Mehrolhassani et al, 2020). In addition, these interpretations of virginity loss have transactional value and provide men with an opportunity to demonstrate their dominance over women and reaffirm their honour and masculinity while controlling women's sexuality (Abboud et al, 2015;Christianson et al, 2020). More importantly, Bhana (2016) argues that virginity could be explored from a cultural currency lens.…”

Section: Love Virginity and Marriagementioning

confidence: 99%

Saving Sex for Marriage: An Analysis of Lay Attitudes Towards Virginity and its Perceived Benefit for Marriage

Olamijuwon

Odimegwu

2021

Sexuality & Culture

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How do young people interpret virginity loss, and does saving sex for marriage have any socially constructed benefit for marriage? This study answers this question using data obtained from a peer-led Facebook group with more than 175,000 participants, mostly in African countries, particularly Nigeria. A reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze 100 public wall posts and 3860 comments posted on the group between June 2018 and May 2019. Four distinctive interpretations of virginity loss comprising the gift, precondition, stigma, and process emerged from the data. These interpretations were also gendered, such that a woman’s virginity was interpreted as a gift but a stigma for men. The wall posts and comments further suggest that saving sex for marriage may have some culturally sensitive benefits, including trust, and marital sexual satisfaction. Altogether the findings expand the current understanding of the diverse perceived benefits of virginity that move beyond honour and respect to more complex benefits like trust in a union, sexual satisfaction and ultimate satisfaction in marriage.

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Section: Love Virginity and Marriagementioning

confidence: 99%

Saving Sex for Marriage: An Analysis of Lay Attitudes Towards Virginity and its Perceived Benefit for Marriage

Olamijuwon

Odimegwu

2021

Sexuality & Culture

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“…In feminist theory, men are considered as subjects, while women are the objects (Christianson, Teiler, & Eriksson, 2021). Many studies found that women are usually seen as a sexual object (Dvir, Kelly, Tyler, & Williams, 2020;Sáez, Alonso-Ferres, Garrido-Macías, Valor-Segura, & Expósito, 2019;Vaes, Cristoforetti, Ruzzante, Cogoni & Mazza, 2019).…”

Section: Feminism Feminist Theory and Sexual Objectificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

The divorcee memes in the virtual field: Body discourse positioning as the object and enhancement of sexual image

2022

KJSS

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This article aimed to explore the positioning of divorcee status in divorcee memes. The divorcee meme template spread over the internet was used as the focus of the study. The researchers selected the divorcee memes in 2018, 2019, and 2020, totalling nine memes. The selection of divorcee memes was carried out on views representing the body's discourse as the dominant discourse. We examined the main discourse that develops in divorcee's memes relating to the body. By combining qualitative and quantitative analysis (n = 45 meme readers) based on Roland Barthes' theory, we examined the divorcee's position in the meme, the ideology attached to it, and the readers' views. Our findings showed the divorcee's position in the divorcee's meme as an object of gaze by using the body as the focus, thereby strengthening the stigma that divorcees are seductive women who always wait for men's presence. The entire divorcee meme showed the divorcee's position as a joke. However, from readers' responses, it can be concluded that the divorcee's meme is a myth that is built to perpetuate the negative stigma of divorcees. Finally, our findings suggest that internet users produce more critical and objective memes of empirical truth.

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“…slapped her in the face, dragged her by the hair, threw things at your mother, struck with fist/a weapon, or kicked her), (2) threatened your mother with physical violence, (3) used words to insult, oppress, or dominate your mother. The same question was repeated asking about the mother's violence towards the father Neglect, physical, psychological, material and sexual violence can have different purposes for controlling the individual's behaviour and loyalty to the family [6,7,10], where boys and girls can have different roles in relation to exposure of RCP and violence [21].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…HRVO has shown to be associated to suicidal ideations [ 9 ]. Also, feelings such as hopelessness and frustration can lead to depression [ 10 ].…”

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Increased risk of child maltreatment and mental health problems among adolescents with restrictions regarding choice of future partner: Results from a Swedish school-based survey

Bengtsson

Landberg

Jernbro

2021

Scand J Public Health

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Background: Honour-related violence and oppression is a violation of human rights and a public health problem. Oppression can be manifested by not being allowed to choose future partners and can increase the risk of abuse and mental health problems. Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between restrictions regarding choice of future partner (RCP), child maltreatment and mental health problems among adolescents in Sweden. Methods: The study was based on cross-sectional data, including a nationally representative sample of 4741 pupils from grade nine in primary school and second year in high school. Pearson’s chi-square tests and binary logistical regression analyses adjusting for socio-demographic factors were conducted. Results: RCP was significantly associated to child maltreatment, including poly-victimisation, and mental health problems. In the adjusted analysis, an increased risk for all types of maltreatment, poly-victimisation (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 10.2, confidence interval (CI) 5.6–18.4), self-harm (aOR 1.9, CI 1.1–3.2) and suicide attempt (aOR 2.4, CI 1.3–4.7) were shown in adolescents exposed to RCP compared to non-exposed. Conclusions: There is an increased risk of child maltreatment including poly-victimisation and mental health problems among adolescents exposed to RCP compared to non-exposed. The study emphasizes the matter as a public health problem requiring immediate preventive measures to ensure the rights of children and adolescents.

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“A woman’s honor tumbles down on all of us in the family, but a man’s honor is only his”: young women’s experiences of patriarchal chastity norms

Cited by 14 publications

References 40 publications

Saving Sex for Marriage: An Analysis of Lay Attitudes Towards Virginity and its Perceived Benefit for Marriage

Saving Sex for Marriage: An Analysis of Lay Attitudes Towards Virginity and its Perceived Benefit for Marriage

The divorcee memes in the virtual field: Body discourse positioning as the object and enhancement of sexual image

Increased risk of child maltreatment and mental health problems among adolescents with restrictions regarding choice of future partner: Results from a Swedish school-based survey

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