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Barker, Analise; Galliher, Renee V. – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2020
This study explored the connections between gender socialisation, cultural programming related to sexuality, and the sexual assault experiences of young women. We examined how young women's sexual assault experiences, and their subsequent adjustment to these, are influenced by religion, conservative values, faith and spirituality. Fourteen sexual…
Descriptors: Rape, Socialization, Gender Differences, Cultural Influences
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Katsonga-Phiri, Tiamo – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2018
The present study examined manifestations of mental health concerns in response to gender-based violence, specifically rape, in an African post-conflict setting. The population is a sample of female adolescents, aged 13-18 years old, residing in an Internally Displaced Person's camp in Northern Uganda. Through semi-structured interviews, the…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Stress Variables
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Lay, Margaret; Papadopoulos, Irena – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: The study described in this paper sought to identify the social, cultural, and political factors that effect African unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors' (UASM) vulnerability to sexual maltreatment in England. It aimed to illuminate how child protection measures could be strengthened for this highly marginalized group. Methods: A mixed…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Sexual Harassment, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries