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| Personal Name | Santos, Mary Antonette C. |
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| Resource Title | Culture of Silence and Domestic Violence Against Women Photo Journals of the gril child |
| Date Issued | December 2024 |
| Abstract | Over the decades, much has been written about domestic violence, interventions, and policies in various countries, as well as debates on approaches to this global concern. However, research is sparse when it comes to those indirectly affected by domestic violence. This paper focuses on an often-overlooked aspect of domestic violence: its impact on indirect victim-survivors, particularly the girl child in Filipino households. The objectives of this paper are: 1. To examine how girls experience and cope with domestic abuse within a cultural context where silence surrounding the violence has been normalized; 2. To understand the experiences of a girl child as an indirect victim, their responses to the experience; and 3. To identify the factors that hindered or facilitated their choice to remain silent. The study utilizes a feminist approach (participatory, intersectional, and ethical) and triangulates data from photovoice, key informant interviews, and secondary data shared by a partner organization that facilitated the researcher's contact with a purposive sample of five resource persons. The photovoice technique serves as the primary data-gathering method, operating as a visual research approach aimed at promoting societal transformation. Each resource person is given a thematic prompt related to the research questions, asked to take a photo based on these prompts, and then engages in a one-on-one discussion with the researcher about her photo. Through data analysis, the study reveals factors contributing to the perpetuation of silence and the manifestation of abuse within households. Key themes that emerged include shared experiences of domestic violence, patterns of a culture of silence, and strategies for addressing disempowerment. |
| Degree Course | Master of Arts in Women and Development |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | domestic violence against women, Filipino girl child, culture of silence, indirect victims of DVAW, photovoice research |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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