Wood K, Maforah F, Jewkes R
Women's Health, Centre for Epidemiological Research in Southern Africa, Medical Research Council, Pretoria.
Soc Sci Med. 1998 Jul;47(2):233-42. doi: 10.1016/s0277-9536(98)00057-4.
Violence against women within sexual relationships is a neglected area in public health despite the fact that, in partially defining women's capacity to protect themselves against STDs, pregnancy and unwanted sexual intercourse, it directly affects female reproductive health. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study conducted among Xhosa-speaking adolescent women in South Africa which revealed male violent and coercive practices to dominate their sexual relationships. Conditions and timing of sex were defined by their male partners through the use of violence and through the circulation of certain constructions of love, intercourse and entitlement to which the teenage girls were expected to submit. The legitimacy of these coercive sexual experiences was reinforced by female peers who indicated that silence and submission was the appropriate response. Being beaten was such a common experience that some peers were said to perceive it to be an expression of love. Informants indicated that they did not terminate the relationships for several reasons: beyond peer pressure and the probability of being subjected to added abuse for trying to end a relationship, teenagers said that they perceived that their partners loved them because they gave them gifts of clothing and money. The authors argue that violence has been particularly neglected in adolescent sexuality arenas, and propose new avenues for sexuality research which could inform the development of much-needed adolescent sexual health interventions.
尽管在一定程度上，性关系中针对女性的暴力直接影响女性生殖健康，涉及女性自我保护免受性传播疾病、怀孕及意外性行为侵害的能力，但它仍是公共卫生领域中一个被忽视的问题。本文展示了一项针对南非科萨语青少年女性开展的定性研究结果，该研究揭示了男性在其性关系中存在暴力和强制行为。性行为的条件和时机由男性伴侣通过暴力手段以及传播某些关于爱情、性交和权利的观念来界定，而少女们被期望服从这些观念。女性同龄人强化了这些强制性性经历的合理性，她们表示沉默和顺从是恰当的回应。被殴打是如此常见的经历，以至于一些同龄人认为这是爱的一种表达。受访者表示，她们出于多种原因没有终止这些关系：除了同伴压力以及试图结束关系可能会遭受更多虐待外，青少年称她们认为伴侣爱她们，因为伴侣会给她们衣服和钱等礼物。作者认为，暴力在青少年性行为领域尤其被忽视，并提出了性行为研究的新途径，可为急需的青少年性健康干预措施的制定提供参考。
