scholarly journals The Intergenerational Legacy of Genocidal Rape: The Realities and Perspectives of Children Born of the Rwandan Genocide

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 3286-3307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Denov ◽  
Leah Woolner ◽  
Jules Pacifique Bahati ◽  
Paulin Nsuki ◽  
Obed Shyaka
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Rwandan Genocide ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Mother Child Relationship

Brutal acts of sexual violence were documented on a mass scale during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. While existing scholarship on sexual violence has significantly increased our understanding of the challenges confronting survivors, gaps in knowledge remain regarding the lived experiences of children born of genocidal rape. This study sought to explore the realities and perspectives of children born of genocidal rape, and the existing opportunities and challenges they experienced in postgenocide Rwanda. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 60 participants born of genocidal rape in Rwanda. Findings highlight the key challenges that these youth face in the postgenocide context, including struggles with identity and belonging, ambivalence in the mother–child relationship, and a desire to learn of their biological origins and heritage. The findings suggest that children born of conflict-related sexual violence face a distinct set of challenges and needs that have yet to be formally addressed. Our findings highlight the need for the development of programs, policies, and services specific for this important, yet overlooked group of young people affected by armed conflict.

“I Asked Myself If I Would Ever Love My Baby”: Mothering Children Born of Genocidal Rape in Rwanda

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leah Woolner ◽  
Myriam Denov ◽  
Sarilee Kahn
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Truth Telling ◽  
Rwandan Genocide ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Mother Child Relationship

The 1994 Rwandan genocide was characterized by brutal acts of widespread sexual violence against women that, for some, led to unwanted pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood. This study explores the perspectives and experiences of 44 Rwandan women with children born of genocidal rape through in-depth qualitative interviews. Emerging from the data are the themes of identity and belonging, ambivalence, and truth-telling in the mother–child relationship. Findings highlight the lasting and intergenerational legacy of genocidal rape, and practice and policy implications are discussed.

scholarly journals “You Do It Through the Grapevine”: A Bourdieusian Analysis of Under-Age Access to Tobacco Among Adolescents From Seven European Cities

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973232110444
Author(s):  
Rebecca M. F. Hewer ◽  
Sarah Hill ◽  
Amanda Amos ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Adolescent Smoking ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Theory Of Practice ◽  
Adolescent Smokers ◽  
Culturally Informed ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Commercial Sources

Despite efforts to reduce adolescent smoking via minimum age-of-sale legislation, many young people continue to access tobacco through a mix of social and commercial sources. Little is known about the roles of habitus, capital, and social topographies in shaping under-age access to tobacco. This article draws on Bourdieu’s theory of practice and data generated from 56 focus groups with 14- to 19-year-olds across seven European cities to answer the question “via what sources and by what means do adolescents obtain tobacco?” We find that adolescents use a range of personal capitals (social, cultural, and economic) to access tobacco, with the specific constitution and deployment of these capitals varying according to the regularities of different fields. Since adolescents access tobacco via culturally embedded practices, attempts to curtail this access are more likely to be effective if they are multi-pronged, culturally informed, and attuned to the lived experiences of adolescent smokers.

Adolescents' strategies for avoiding online sexual violence

2013 ◽  
pp. 53-71
Author(s):  
Mare Ainsaar ◽  
Kadri Soo ◽  
Judit Strompl ◽  
Olga Kolpakova ◽  
Silvia Allegro
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Avoidance Strategies ◽  
Psychological Harm ◽  
Related Harm

The aim of this paper is to analyse the most successful sexual violence avoidance strategies on Internet, as expressed by adolescents. Sexual violence can be defined as sexuality related behaviour that is likely to cause physical or psychological harm including physical and mental abuse, sexual abuse and exploitation. The paper will give an insight to strategies what young people themselves find most effective. Information from 120 young people in nineteen focus groups across five countries is used for analyses. Paper will give an overview about main practices that children consider effective in avoiding sexual violence related harm.

scholarly journals Does She Want You to Open the Door? New Realities for Traditional Gendered Sexuality

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Towne ◽  
Elliot Ruggles ◽  
Betsy Crane ◽  
Meghan Root
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Young People ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Lived Experiences ◽  
Sexual Revolution ◽  
Behavioral Expectations ◽  
Contemporary United States

In contemporary United States culture, young people may face contradictory gender-related pressures. Changing gender norms resulting from social movements in the latter half of the twentieth century (e.g., sexual revolution, feminism) collide with traditional expectations, such as female virginity until marriage. This study used cross-gender focus groups to examine young people’s gendered experiences in the wake of social change. Data were collected with 35 millennials (ages 18-27) in Pennsylvania who self-identified as having traditional views about relationships and sexuality. Participants articulated current traditional expectations, which included educational and career responsibilities for women as well as behavioral expectations that participants associated with hyper-masculinity. Such expectations were often paradoxical and frequently contrasted with lived experiences. Participants coped with conflicting pressures by keeping secrets and leading double lives. These findings may help educators and clinicians recognize the complex social reality millennials face and assist them in balancing conflicting pressures.

Rereading Klein’s “Some reflections on ‘The Oresteia’ ”—the evolution of the mother–daughter relationship in four generations of Chinese women

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
Xu Jianqin
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Chinese Women ◽  
Chinese History ◽  
Developmental Context ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Mother Daughter Relationship ◽  
Foot Binding ◽  
Mother Child Relationship ◽  
Reform And Opening Up ◽  
Opening Up

This article analyses the evolution of the mother–daughter relationship in China, and describes the mothering characteristics of four generations of women, which in sequence includes “foot-binding mothers”, “mothers after liberation”, “mothers after reform and opening up”, and “mothers who were only daughters”. Referring to Klein’s ideas about the mother–child relationship, especially those in her paper “Some reflections on ‘The Oresteia’ ”, the author tries to understand mothers and their impact on their daughters in these various periods of Chinese history, so as to explore the mutual influence of the mother–daughter relationship in particular, and the Chinese cultural and developmental context in general.

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