Marital Age and Fecundity as Predictors of Gender-Based Violence in Uttarakhand, India

Vallabh, Vidisha; Srivastava, Ashok; Juyal, Ruchi; Varshney, Deep Shikha; Chatterjee, Anirban

doi:10.1007/978-981-19-0460-8_52

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“…Lekabe (cited by Mile 2020:4) further highlights that between 2019 and 2020, a staggering 380 rapes were reported in educational institutions, underscoring the pervasive nature of GBV. Additionally, Vallabh (2022) notes that African American women in the United States face a 35% higher likelihood of experiencing abuse compared to their white counterparts, despite comprising only 20.8% of the population.…”

Section: Gender-based Violencementioning

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“…Freeks (2023:3) highlights that husbands, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, male siblings, family members and even women perpetrate violence against women and children. The most vulnerable and likely victims of GBV in South Africa are young black women from impoverished neighbourhoods (Vallabh 2022).…”

Section: Theme 5: Gender-based Violence Breaks Families and Societymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Promoting family well-being: A practical and eco-theological engagement

Freeks

2024

Verbum et Ecclesia

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The importance of family well-being relates to the eco-theological discourse, ecology and family. Father absence, gender-based violence (GBV), and moral and values quandaries are social ills in society and are linked with eco-theology by shared values. Ecological issues are pressing concerns in the modern world. This article asserts that eco-theology, a form of constructive theology, focuses on the intricate connections among religion, nature, society, the church, and, notably, the ‘family’ as a vital social unit. From a theological perspective, human beings and the relationships in which they function, are grounded in the very Being of God. However, societal perspectives often depict families as afflicted, fractured entities marred by violence. Disruptions in family life reverberate throughout society, undermining its foundational moral fabric. Amid significant shifts in family structures, South Africa is observing a growing prevalence of fractured relationships, further exacerbating societal challenges. Scriptural teachings, part of the intervention, offer guidance for navigating life’s complexities, including within the family, faith communities and broader society (2 Tim 3:16). Thus, this article aims to contribute insights to this critical discourse.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article underscores the role of pastoral care within practical theology, particularly in addressing prevalent social challenges encountered by families. These challenges encompass issues such as father absence, divorce, erosion of values and immoral behaviour. The imperative for developing pastoral care strategies to tackle these issues is evident. These strategies may involve equipping families with necessary skills and support.

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Section: Gender-based Violencementioning

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Section: Theme 5: Gender-based Violence Breaks Families and Societymentioning

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Promoting family well-being: A practical and eco-theological engagement

Freeks

2024

Verbum et Ecclesia

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“…In South Africa, young black women from underprivileged neighbourhoods are the most at risk and frequently experience GBV (Vallabh 2022). Some abusive men, mainly fathers, use their relationship with their children to dominate, control, and intimidate their wives (Silverstein 1996:9).…”

Section: Gender-based Violence As a Destructive Form Of Warfare Again...mentioning

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“…Although the South African government has taken significant steps to provide answers to the dilemma of GBV, they have not come up with practical solutions to end this destructive form of warfare. The South African government, specifically the police force, falls short in protecting all women and children from the blazing sun of GBV (Vallabh 2022). There is currently no support system to help women who are ostracised and discriminated against by their community and family members (Vallabh 2022).…”

Section: The Role and Function Of The South African Government In Gen...mentioning

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“…The South African government, specifically the police force, falls short in protecting all women and children from the blazing sun of GBV (Vallabh 2022). There is currently no support system to help women who are ostracised and discriminated against by their community and family members (Vallabh 2022). Even young girls are compelled to leave school and become child wives, ruining their future and careers because of their parents' selfishness and perverse beliefs (Mavis & John 2020:42).…”

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Gender-based violence as a destructive form of warfare against families: A practical theological response

Freeks

2023

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies

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War is an appalling crisis and destructive force on human dignity and life. War was permitted in biblical times at the hand of God, with disastrous consequences for the nations of the Ancient World. The current war between Ukraine and Russia is fast becoming a global catastrophe, with the threat of World War III looming. Warfare destroys families, and families are vital units God instituted in society. The critical issue addressed in this article is the ruining effects of gender-based violence (GBV) on family life. Therefore, this article responds to GBV as a social ill and destructive form of warfare against women and aims to propose feasible, viable, and practical theological ways to curb this ruinous issue. Gender-based violence, as a form of warfare against women and children, is one of the most destructive forces regarding family life and the key reason for unstable, disrupted, and fractured families. Because this article is grounded on a practical theological response, its pastoral role is explored. Practical theology builds a theological framework for critical evaluation. It also takes a more direct role on the moral debates of society on issues such as GBV, father absence, and family violence that occurs in Church, family, and society.Contribution: This article employed a descriptive modus operandi on GBV against women and endorses the journal’s focus on family and society who is experiencing a violation of human rights and a life-threatening issue in the field of Practical Theology.

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Feminist spiritualities, gender equality and sustainable development: The possibilities of a countermovement

Swanepoel,

Van Wyk

2023

Acta Theo

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Feminist historiography indicates that spirituality has historically been one of the instruments whereby women could “speak”. This “voice” implied recognition and authority, to a certain degree, in a patriarchal-oriented reality. In this regard, feminist spirituality became a vehicle for women to authorise their own religious and spiritual contributions and insights. Feminist spirituality became a countermovement – countering perceptions and ingrained convictions that a woman could not be a mediator between God and humanity. Feminist spirituality contributed to the creation of spaces for women to study and participate in the creation of religious-spiritual texts. Women’s contexts are diverse and intersectional, and so is feminist spirituality, to the extent that it is more appropriate to speak of feminist spiritualities in the plural. This article explores the possibilities of feminist spirituality as countermovement that contributes to the realisation of gender equality, in the way that gender equality finds expression in the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. It is situatedwithin a growing field of work that explores how faith communities’ religion and spirituality contribute to their being agents of sustainable development, and within the contextual urgency of the sustainable development agenda.

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Marital Age and Fecundity as Predictors of Gender-Based Violence in Uttarakhand, India

Cited by 3 publications

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Promoting family well-being: A practical and eco-theological engagement

Promoting family well-being: A practical and eco-theological engagement

Gender-based violence as a destructive form of warfare against families: A practical theological response

Feminist spiritualities, gender equality and sustainable development: The possibilities of a countermovement

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