Filipino men's familial roles and domestic violence: Implications and strategies for community-based intervention
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Behavioral Sciences
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Health and Social Care in the Community
Volume
12
Issue
5
First Page
422
Last Page
429
Publication Date
9-1-2004
Abstract
Men's gender roles have contributed to family violence, but the ramifications of these roles in the development of community-based programmes for men have not been given much attention. A small-scale qualitative examination of the familial context of Filipino men's positions and roles, and their domestic violence experiences and attitudes was carried out using eight discussion groups, each group with seven to eight members. Verbatim tape-recorded transcripts were analysed using accepted techniques for theoretical analysis to establish emergent themes. Discussants saw themselves as being at the helm of their families. Men were knowledgeable of and took responsibility for their gender roles exerting control over the focus and direction of all their family affairs, including the gender roles of their wives/partners. This control demonstrated facets of their hegemonic masculinity such as sexual objectification and dominance. Men in this society come from a traditional position of power, dominance and privilege. They will be particularly sensitive to interventions aimed at reducing violence against women which will enquire into their private lives. In their view, such interventions were both a direct challenge to their family leadership and a basis for 'losing face'. Strategies for positive interventions include the need for male-sensitive and male-centred approaches which avoid demonising or stereotyping men.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00512.x
Recommended Citation
Lee, R. B. (2004). Filipino men's familial roles and domestic violence: Implications and strategies for community-based intervention. Health and Social Care in the Community, 12 (5), 422-429. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2004.00512.x
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Keywords
Sex role--Philippines; Masculinity--Philippines; Sex discrimination against women--Philippines; Family violence--Philippines; Community-based family services--Philippines
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