Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe.
Marriage as an institution in the traditional African society is a vital mechanism for social control and social stability. Zimbabwe like any other patriarchal society regards marriage as a cornerstone of development and the general maintenance of society in its most traditional form. In the Zimbabw...
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| author | Matope, Nogget Maruzani, Nyevero Chauraya, Efiritha Bondai, Beatrice |
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| description | Marriage as an institution in the traditional African society is a vital mechanism for social control and social stability. Zimbabwe like any other patriarchal society regards marriage as a cornerstone of development and the general maintenance of society in its most traditional form. In the Zimbabwean society, for the marriage to be morally and socially acceptable and respectable, lobola (bride wealth) must have been paid by the bride groom. However, it is the contention of this paper that lobola exacerbates gender based violence (GBV) in these marriages. Most critics of lobola argue that this traditional practice has been commercialised because of the dollarization of the economy and has since lost its real value and function as men use it as a tool to oppress, exploit and dominate women. The sample for the study consisted of forty participants who were victims, survivors and perpetrators of gender violence. Qualitative methodology using modified grounded theory techniques was used in the study. The paper maintains that lobola exacerbates gender based violence against females and that gender constructions of masculinity condone and encourage male violence. Patriarchy as a system thrives on the use of sexual violence and rape, the threat of and the actual use of force resulting in GBV in the home and the institution of marriage. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-9382022-06-27T13:49:06Z Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. Matope, Nogget Maruzani, Nyevero Chauraya, Efiritha Bondai, Beatrice Gender violence, Economic inequality, Lobola, Zimbabwe. Marriage as an institution in the traditional African society is a vital mechanism for social control and social stability. Zimbabwe like any other patriarchal society regards marriage as a cornerstone of development and the general maintenance of society in its most traditional form. In the Zimbabwean society, for the marriage to be morally and socially acceptable and respectable, lobola (bride wealth) must have been paid by the bride groom. However, it is the contention of this paper that lobola exacerbates gender based violence (GBV) in these marriages. Most critics of lobola argue that this traditional practice has been commercialised because of the dollarization of the economy and has since lost its real value and function as men use it as a tool to oppress, exploit and dominate women. The sample for the study consisted of forty participants who were victims, survivors and perpetrators of gender violence. Qualitative methodology using modified grounded theory techniques was used in the study. The paper maintains that lobola exacerbates gender based violence against females and that gender constructions of masculinity condone and encourage male violence. Patriarchy as a system thrives on the use of sexual violence and rape, the threat of and the actual use of force resulting in GBV in the home and the institution of marriage. 2016-04-20T15:17:45Z 2016-04-20T15:17:45Z 2013-10 Article 2315-8735 http://hdl.handle.net/11408/938 Journal of Education Research and Behavioral Sciences;Vol. 2, No. 11: 192-200 open Apex Journal International |
| spellingShingle | Gender violence, Economic inequality, Lobola, Zimbabwe. Matope, Nogget Maruzani, Nyevero Chauraya, Efiritha Bondai, Beatrice Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. |
| title | Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. |
| title_full | Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. |
| title_fullStr | Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. |
| title_short | Lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in Gweru urban, Zimbabwe. |
| title_sort | lobola and gender based violence: perceptions of married adults in gweru urban, zimbabwe. |
| topic | Gender violence, Economic inequality, Lobola, Zimbabwe. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/938 |
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