Tackling Gender-Based Violence
How can social workers intervene in violence that is meted against men? A case study of a rural town in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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https://doi.org/10.58342/ghalibqj.V.13.I.3.3Keywords:
Gendered violence, Gender, GBV, ViolenceAbstract
The study discusses the issue of gendered violence against men and whether laws and legislation equally protect them. It focuses on the findings of research conducted in Bityi, outside Mthatha, which aimed to improve social work interventions in dealing with gender-based violence cases regardless of client gender. It summarises the literature on violence against men and how the concept of GBV against men worked in practice. The study also offers a reflection on men's experiences with violence and the need for improved social work intervention. The research was conducted with 12 selected participants using snowball sampling and qualitative methods, and findings were gathered through semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic content analysis.
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