Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Jakobsen, Hilde"
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The Good Beating: Social norms supporting men’s partner violence in Tanzania
Jakobsen, Hilde (Doctoral thesis, 2015-05-19)This thesis is a qualitative investigation into the discourses that support wife-beating in Tanzania. Tanzania is recognised as a particularly peaceful country in the region. Nevertheless, one in two Tanzanians say a man ... -
Making optimal use of the Focus Group method in Tanzania
Jakobsen, Hilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04)This article examines some methodological issues that arise when conducting focus group discussions in the majority world (developing countries), and describes one way of addressing them. While the method is widely used ... -
What’s Gendered about Gender-Based Violence? An Empirically Grounded Theoretical Exploration from Tanzania
Jakobsen, Hilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08)Violence is often considered gendered on the basis that it is violence against women. This assumption is evident both in “gender-based violence” interventions in Africa and in the argument that gender is irrelevant if ...