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Nkhanza : listening to people's voices : a study of gender-based violence nkhanza in three districts of Malawi / Maria Saur, Linda Semu, Stella Hauya Ndau.
Van Pelt Library HV6626.23.M3 S38 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saur, Maria.
- Series:
- Kachere text ; no. 21.
- Kachere text ; no. 21
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Family violence--Research--Malawi.
- Family violence.
- Women--Crimes against--Malawi.
- Women.
- Family violence--Malawi--Public opinion.
- Public opinion--Malawi.
- Public opinion.
- Women--Crimes against.
- Family violence--Research.
- Malawi.
- Physical Description:
- 90 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Zomba, Malawi : Kachere Series, 2005.
- Summary:
- This book conveys the findings of a study carried out in three rural districts of Malawi. It aims to explore the issue of gender-based violence, known locally as nkhanza, and its impact on women with regard to their social and legal status. The study covers: the implications of the marriage system for gender-based violence; men, women and children's perceptions of violence; structural issues and systems of justice; the role of economic factors; nkhanza as an accepted form of conflict resolution; and the psychological impacts.
- Notes:
- "Submitted to the GTZ/Ministry of Gender and Community Services' Project to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Malawi."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-90).
- ISBN:
- 9990876428
- OCLC:
- 62202748
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