Abstract
The aim of this article is to present Slovenian public opinion on questions related to violence against women in the private sphere. The article sheds light on the results of two surveys carried out in 2005 and 2012 among the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia, and places special emphasis on differences that appeared in the interval between their deliveries. When presenting Slovenian public opinion on violence against women in Slovenia, the article focuses on the levels of sensitivity to violence and social tolerance towards violence, the assessment of knowledge of the phenomenon, its visibility, the perception of violence against women as a private or public issue and, above all, the connection between traditional values (related to the perception of female and male gender roles and the position of women and men in society) and tolerance towards violence. The analysis reveals a downward trend in sensitivity to violence and an upward trend in tolerance to violence against women and apportioning blame to victims, as well as a growing perception of domestic violence as a private and not public issue. Keywords: violence against women; private sphere; public opinion; Slovenia Language: en
Highlights
The majority of contemporary surveys on violence against women in the private sphere reveal that violence is closely linked to inequality and unequal power relations between the genders in society
Such a finding is highlighted by the 2006 United Nations report, according to which it is the unequal power relations and the ensuing discrimination against women that form the basis for violence against women (United Nations, 2006)
The aim of this article is to present Slovenian public opinion on questions related to violence against women in the private sphere
Summary
The majority of contemporary surveys on violence against women in the private sphere reveal that violence is closely linked to inequality and unequal power relations between the genders in society. The international study lists a third explanatory factor, (3) inadequate activity or even inactivity of the state and its institutions in general, as a result of which the responsibility for dealing with violence against women is taken by NGOs and other civil and social groups that have considerably less power and often less competence in comparison with state-run institutions It is only at the end of the list that one finds (4) individualized factors related to behavioural patterns in the family, which public opinion (!) usually perceives as the most important, ignoring or minimizing more important causes of violence. When speaking of the former, we have in mind the following risk factors: socio-economic status, individual history of violence exposure, family or individual behavioural patterns, etc
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