This
paper examines the social management of rape within kin groups in
contemporary Vietnam, with a particular focus on the decision whether or
not to seek legal redress. Post-rape management entails negotiations
among families on matters such as apology and compensation before a
decision is made about whether to report the incident to the
authorities. By drawing on an ethnographic study of a limited number of
respondents, this paper highlights how rape disclosure is often bound up
with notions of family honour, with assumptions about kinship, gender
relations, social belonging and shared responsibility in a collective
society such as Vietnam.
| Title: | Rape disclosure: The interplay of gender, culture and kinship in contemporary Vietnam |
| Authors: | Nguyen Thu Huong |
| Keywords: | Crime Victims, Rape disclosure, Honour, Truth Disclosure, Vietnam, Cultural Characteristics |
| Issue Date: | 2012 |
| Publisher: | H. : ĐHQGHN |
| Abstract: | This
paper examines the social management of rape within kin groups in
contemporary Vietnam, with a particular focus on the decision whether or
not to seek legal redress. Post-rape management entails negotiations
among families on matters such as apology and compensation before a
decision is made about whether to report the incident to the
authorities. By drawing on an ethnographic study of a limited number of
respondents, this paper highlights how rape disclosure is often bound up
with notions of family honour, with assumptions about kinship, gender
relations, social belonging and shared responsibility in a collective
society such as Vietnam. |
| Description: | Culture, Health and Sexuality 14(SUPPL. 1), pp. S39-S52 |
| URI: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/27918 |
| Appears in Collections: | Bài báo của ĐHQGHN trong Scopus |
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