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Anti-gay “honor” abuse: a multinational attitudinal study of collectivist- versus individualist-orientated populations in Asia and England
- Authors:
- LOWE Michelle, et al
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- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(15-16), 2021, pp.7866-7885.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Cultural collectivism, a core feature of honor cultures, is associated with the acceptance of aggression if it is used in the name of so-called “honor.” Currently overlooked in the research literature, this study explored perceptions of antigay “honor” abuse in collectivist-orientated honor cultures, where homosexuality, in particular, is considered to be dishonorable. To conduct exploratory and comparative analysis, this study recruited 922 students in four Asian countries (India, Iran, Malaysia, and Pakistan), as well as Asian British and White British students in England. All participants read a brief vignette depicting a man whose relatives verbally abuse him and threaten him with life-threatening violence, after suspecting that he is gay and has joined an online dating website to meet men. Participants then completed a short questionnaire that assessed the extent to which they thought the man’s actions had damaged his family’s honor and their approval of the antigay “honor” abuse depicted in the scenario. Broadly in line with predictions, data analyses revealed attitudes more supportive of antigay “honor” abuse in all five collectivist-orientated populations than the sample of individualistic-orientated counterparts in England. Notably, however, a series of one-way analyses of variance (ANOVAs) demonstrated that these results varied depending on country of residence, gender, religious denomination, educational status, and age. The findings show that individual and demographic differences influence perceptions toward homophobic “honor” abuse in collectivist cultures. These differences are useful indices of the psychosocial factors that underpin hostile attitudes toward gay males in cultures where homosexuality is denounced. (Edited publisher abstract)
Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development: voices of the social work educators from Asia
- Authors:
- NIKKU Bala Raju, PULLA Venkat
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 57(4), 2014, pp.373-385.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Social work is contextual yet increasingly internationalized. The development of Global Agenda in 2012 by the IASSW, ICSW and IFSW gave educators and practitioners an opportunity to reflect on challenges of social work education and the profession in their respective countries. The current article discusses the key factors that confront and influence social work education and practice in the Asian region. The article brings out deep-rooted perceptions amongst educators in the region. The authors endeavour to present select views of social work educators from South Asian countries and suggest possible steps to realise the four goals of Global Agenda in the context of those countries. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social work and social development in Asia
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 51(5), September 2008, pp.699-704.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The social work profession in Asia is growing. Social workers are also facing challenges in defining their missions and roles in fostering social development in a region which is quickly changing. This article discusses the strategic challenges facing social workers in the areas of: fostering regional solidarity; promoting community care; and promoting altruism.
Nonprofit and philanthropic studies: international overview of the field in Africa, Canada, Latin America, Asia, the Pacific, and Europe
- Authors:
- MIRABELLA Roseanne M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 36(4S), December 2007, pp.110S-135S.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The growth of nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) around the world has been accompanied by a concomitant growth in the number of education and training programs developed to provide management training to the leaders of these organizations. This article reports on the current configuration of international academic programs in nonprofit and philanthropic studies in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, and the Americas (apart from the United States), describing the various forms of education and training programs from country to country and continent to continent. The authors examine the similarities and differences in nonprofit management education programs in different parts of the world, seeking to explain why education programs have a range of forms indifferent parts of the world, according to different historical, institutional, and cultural contexts, thus furthering understanding of the asymmetries and complexities of existing NPO and NGO education and training programs.
A dynamic Asian response to globalization in cross-cultural social work
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 48(5), September 2005, pp.593-607.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Authentization, indigenization, cultural sensitivity, cultural competence and globalization are controversial issues in cross-cultural social work. In this article, the writer tries to clarify all these related concepts. In terms of various Asian cultural contexts, a model of dynamic Asian response and exchange in the field of cross-cultural social work practice in Asian countries is suggested.
Neglectful behavior by parents in the life history of university students in 17 Countries and its relation to violence against dating partners
- Authors:
- STRAUS Murray A., SAVAGE Sarah A.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Maltreatment, 10(2), May 2005, pp.124-135.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article reports the prevalence of neglectful behaviour by parents of university students in 17 nations (6 in Europe, 2 in North America, 2 in Latin America, 5 in Asia, Australia, and New Zealand) and tests the hypothesis that neglect is a risk factor for violence against a dating partner. The percentage at each university who experienced neglectful behaviour ranged from 3.2% to 36%, and the percentage who perpetrated violence against dating partners ranged from 15% to 45%. Multilevel modeling found that the more neglectful behaviour experienced as a child the greater the probability of assaulting and injuring a dating partner and that the link between experiencing neglect and perpetrating violence is stronger at universities in which dating violence is more prevalent. Efforts to help parents avoid neglectful behaviour can make an important contribution to primary prevention of partner violence and probably also other forms of child maltreatment.
Civic service in South Asia: a case study of Nepal
- Authors:
- YADAMA Gautam N., MESSERSCHMIDT Don
- Journal article citation:
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33(4; Supplement), December 2004, pp.98s-126s.
- Publisher:
- Sage
In this article, the authors elaborate on why they think a democracy context matters for national service programmes, provide a brief overview of national service programmes in South Asia, and present a case study of Nepal’s experience with national service. In particular, the authors examine the rise and fall of the government-sponsored National Development Service and its relationship to democratic culture. The case of national service in Nepal underscores the importance of examining the social and political context of national service. Service programmes can be a source of widespread societal change and a vehicle for expressing discontent with the status quo. If a significant consequence of civic service is to foster democratic citizenship, then as the authors’ case suggests, it is necessary to examine the nature and life course of service programmes.
Civic service in East Asia and the Pacific
- Author:
- CO Edna A.Estifania
- Journal article citation:
- Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 33(4; Supplement), December 2004, pp.127s-147s.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Civic service in the East Asia and Pacific region is historically complex and is currently not equivalent to the Western concept of civic service. Civic service in the region began as a concept and practice of moral suasion and responsibility to nation, obeisance to authority, and traditional belief of coresponsibility to serve and help others. In the beginning, acts of civic service were led and managed by the state. As colonialism waned and independence ensued, civic service assumed democratic features characterized by the emergence of voluntary groups that rendered service and less state centeredness, and the forms significantly changed from patriotic acts of national defense to localized community development. Several developments became obvious: international service rather than just locally based service, leadership by voluntary organizations, and expressions of service across age groups and service providers. Implications for research on the nature, forms, and effects of service are noted.
Community informal care and welfare systems in Asia-Pacific countries: phase I, lessons from the process and evaluation of an international project
- Author:
- PAWAR Manohar
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 47(4), October 2004, pp.439-453.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The significance, objectives and process of implementing the project in Asia-Pacific countries are discussed. The evaluation looks at successful and unsuccessful aspects, lessons learned and the expected impact of the target groups for the project. It examines strategies to implement follow-up plans, draws implications for developing professional networks and offers insights for replicating similar exercises elsewhere.
Conceptual muddle, practical dilemma: human rights, social development and social work education
- Author:
- GEORGE Janet
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 42(12), January 1999, pp.15-26.
- Publisher:
- Sage
A clear understanding of the concept of human rights is fundamental to social work that places a priority on social development as a strategy for social justice; this paper illustrates the difficulty in applying the concept by reference to the Asia-Pacific area. Social workers should take a position on human rights and social justice, weighing conceptual, cultural and political aspects. This is a prerequisite to defining feasible strategies, based on a view of the relationships between idealism and pragmatism and between universalism and relativism. For social work educators, it is a prerequisite to curriculum design for social development.