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Beliefs and attitudes towards male domestic violence in South Kivu

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par Ndabuli Theophile Mugisho
University of KwaZulu Natal - Master 2011
  

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1.4 Global objective and specific aims

The overall aim of this research is to identify and analyse the beliefs and attitudes that move South Kivu males towards domestic violence.

The specific aims of this research are:

· To review relevant literature concerning domestic abuse and men's beliefs and attitudes toward it in South Kivu province.

· To work with men to document their beliefs and attitudes regarding domestic abuse in South Kivu.

· To investigate the origins, categories and consequences of violence in the home.

· To suggest some practical ways to seek peace in South Kivu households.

1.5 Structure of the research

This dissertation is composed of five chapters. The first chapter deals with the general introduction. This concerns the overall dissertation as it discovers the key issue for the research. This means that the beliefs and attitudes of male regarding domestic violence are compared with the culture of violence and the current situation of domestic assault. The chapter investigates the context in which the research was relevant to South Kivu.

The second chapter concerns the literature review. Literature emphasises some empirical studies that have dealt with domestic violence in general and in South Kivu, in particular.

The third chapter outlines the methods that the researcher used in this research. Essentially, this discusses how the study was conducted. It explains and confirms the choice of data collection methods that were used for gathering the information and results analysis.

The fourth chapter discusses the results of qualitative data analysis. It reports and reviews the responses of the key informants to questions about beliefs and attitudes towards male domestic violence.

The fifth and last chapter is the general conclusion. It gives the research synopsis and provides some practical recommendations for further study and for scaling down the rate of domestic violence in South Kivu.

1.6 Population of the study

The research has focused on beliefs and attitudes towards male domestic violence in South Kivu. Mirindi (2003:341) believes that, in life, men are early initiated to domestic violence. Considering this point of view, men play a role of fostering violence in general and to domestic violence in particular.

The choice of the sample of respondents to work with in a focus group is not done in an unprepared way (Parker and Tritter, 2006:27). Based on this consideration, the researcher selected a sample of fourteen men whom he worked with. He conducted two focus group interviews with them in order to collect information regarding male's beliefs and attitudes about domestic violence towards women in the province. The information that the researcher collected and the level to which all respondents contributed their views and shared their personal beliefs and attitudes about their knowledge or life experiences about domestic violence towards women was of paramount importance for this research. This choice was facilitated by the local leaders of the area in which the research was conducted and finally the selected respondents were invited and briefed about the research.

Gergen (1996:66) recognises that sampling issues are key if their relation to the form and quality of interaction among the informants of a focus group is to be considered. The informants to this research originate from DRC, the province of South Kivu, rural or urban men. These participants belong to different social statuses, different religious beliefs and tribes, different levels of education and their ages range between 26 and 69.

The outcomes of this research added to the others that have been conducted before as to
solidify the understanding of male's beliefs and attitudes regarding domestic violence
towards women in the province. The results that have come out from this research should not

be understood beyond the above described margins. This research is not exhaustive and it can still be dug deeply for a better understanding of the motives that are behind men's attitudes and beliefs that fuel violence in the homes.

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