Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Violence Against Women. 2021 Jun;27(8):1028-1034. doi: 10.1177/1077801221996468. Epub 2021 Mar 8.
This brief commentary is a response to the helpful responses to our article on the problem of the concept of gentle violence in obstetric care. We find ourselves in substantial agreement with our interlocutors. We suggest that naming individual actions on the part of health care personnel as violent may not be necessary for changing the behavior of these personnel and may in fact impede change. We suggest further that requiring health care personnel to accept our definitions of violence may in itself be an oppressive or epistemically violent act, probably less likely to lead to desired change than other approaches. We emphasize the need for more dialogue on victimology and the discursive complexities of trying to intervene in situations of structural violence.
这篇简短的评论是对我们关于产科护理中温和暴力概念问题的文章的有益回应。我们发现自己与对话者基本达成一致。我们认为，将医护人员的个别行为贴上暴力的标签，对于改变这些人员的行为可能并非必要，事实上可能会阻碍变革。我们进一步建议，要求医护人员接受我们对暴力的定义，这本身可能是一种压迫性或认知暴力行为，可能不太可能像其他方法那样带来期望的变革。我们强调需要就受害者学和试图干预结构性暴力情况的话语复杂性进行更多的对话。
