“Men in Transition”

Abstract

Violence against women in Greenland tends to be perceived and explained within a discourse that emphasizes the rapid social change that has occurred since the 1950s. This means that this phenomenon is usually seen as one of many social problems that spring from a society out of balance, caught between tradition and modernity. This article questions the dominant discourse, arguing that rapid social change does not in itself account for men's violence against women and that we need to focus on social agency. It is also suggested that the Arctic tradition could profit from engaging the general body of literature on violence against women.

Personlige livsbarrierer blandt unge i Nuuk

“…Europaeernes forsøg på at civilisere befolkningen havde i hans øjne ikke bibragt befolkningen noget godt, men i stedet fjernet dem fra de skikke og leveregler, der lå til grund for opretholdelsen af en tilvaerelse i dette ubarmhjertige klima. Rinks beskrivelse afviger markant fra forholdene på Grønland i dag, hvor misbrug af rusmidler, selvmord, vold, drab og overgreb på børn har vaeret i fokus, når det grønlandske folk skulle beskrives (Bjerregaard, Curtis, & Greenland Population, 2002;Poppel & Andersen, 2004;Sørensen, 2001). Når billedet af den indfødte grønlaender kan skifte så markant, haenger det bl.a.…”