Violence against women: The perspective of academic women

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dc.contributor.authorKalaca S.
dc.contributor.authorDundar P.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:20:53Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:20:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBackground. Opinion surveys about potential causes of violence against women (VAW) are uncommon. This study explores academic women's opinions about VAW and the ways of reducing violence. Methods. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this descriptive study. One hundred-and-fifteen academicians participated in the study from two universities. A questionnaire was used regarding the definition and the causes of VAW, the risk groups and opinions about the solutions. Additionally, two authors interviewed 8 academicians from universities other than that of the interviewing author. Results. Academicians discussed the problem from the perspective of "gender-based violence" rather than "family violence". The majority of the participants stated that nonworking women of low socioeconomic status are most at risk for VAW. They indicated that psychological violence is more prevalent against educated women, whilst physical violence is more likely to occur against uneducated and nonworking women. Perpetrator related factors were the most frequently stated causes of VAW. Thirty-five percent of the academicians defined themselves as at risk of some act of VAW. Recommendations for actions against violence were empowerment of women, increasing the educational levels in the society, and legal measures. Conclusions. Academic women introduced an ecological approach for the explanation of VAW by stressing the importance of taking into account the global context of the occurrence of VAW. Similar studies with various community members -including men- will help to define targeted interventions. © 2010 Kalaca and Dundar; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1186/1471-2458-10-490
dc.identifier.issn14712458
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/18370
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.rightsAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectEmployment
dc.subjectFaculty
dc.subjectFamily
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInterpersonal Relations
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectQualitative Research
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSex Factors
dc.subjectSocial Class
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectUniversities
dc.subjectViolence
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjecteducational status
dc.subjectemployment
dc.subjectfamily
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman relation
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectpsychological aspect
dc.subjectqualitative research
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectsex difference
dc.subjectsocial class
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectuniversity
dc.subjectviolence
dc.titleViolence against women: The perspective of academic women
dc.typeArticle

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