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dc.contributor.advisorBringedal Houge, Anette
dc.contributor.authorHäll, Sara Linnéa Margaretha
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-13T07:07:36Z
dc.date.available2014-01-13T07:07:36Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-15
dc.description.abstractThe objective of this thesis is to map out the NGO-practitioners reflections on male and female survivors of sexual gender based violence (SGBV), in violent “peace” post conflict Gulu, Northern Uganda. To better understand how the NGO-practitioners make sense of sexual violence, perceive its survivors and how they address the survivors’ needs. The empirical data is analysed through a gender lens, with a particular focus on masculinity and gender hierarchy. The survivors addressed are particularly those of intimate partner violence and male survivor. The study is conducted through an interview-based fieldwork. The empirical findings show how a hegemonic form of masculinity does not only oppress women, but also men whom are not able to live up to the expected masculinity. The changing gender roles (chores and characteristics) and the consequences of war are factors that hinder men to accomplish the expected masculinity. To avoid being a degraded man, some men result to violence. The NGO-workers acknowledged the existence towards male survivors, even though they mainly speak about them in reference to boys. Their openness towards male survivors is varied. The NGO-practitioners target survivors and their community with a variety of means. The main challenge the NGO-workers face is the lack of financial backing, lack of a safe place, corruption and mistrust. Key words: sexual violence, survivors, victims, masculinity, gender hierarchy, patriarchy, dominance, hegemony, NGO, Northern Uganda  en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/5751
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_5460
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherUiT Norges arktiske universiteten
dc.publisherUiT The Arctic University of Norwayen
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2013 The Author(s)
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)en_US
dc.subject.courseIDSVF-3901en
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosiologi: 220en
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Sociology: 220en
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Kvinne- og kjønnsstudier: 370en
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Women's and gender studies: 370en
dc.subjectsexual violenceen
dc.subjectsurvivorsen
dc.subjectvictimsen
dc.subjectmasculinityen
dc.subjectgenderen
dc.subjecthierarchyen
dc.subjectpatriarchyen
dc.subjectdominanceen
dc.subjecthegemonyen
dc.subjectNGOen
dc.subjectNorthern Uganda  en
dc.titleInvisible Survivors: NGO-workers Reflections on Male and Female Survivors of Sexual Violence in Gulu, Northern Ugandaen
dc.typeMaster thesisen
dc.typeMastergradsoppgaveen


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