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Post by Bozur on Apr 23, 2009 13:21:22 GMT -5
Is wife beating acceptable in Slovenia? ScienceBlogs - 16 hours ago
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Is wife beating acceptable in Slovenia? permlink
Category: Culture Posted on: April 22, 2009 9:20 PM, by Razib
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009 In Slovenia, what do you tell a woman with two black eyes? Ladies, if a guy tells you he wants to marry you and move to Slovenia because it's scenic, low-cost living in Europe, be suspicious.
The World Values Survey (WVS) asked participants in 49 countries about the justifiability of a man beating his wife. In Slovenia, 82.4% responded that it is "always justifiable"--far and away the nation most favorably inclined toward corporal punishment for a problematic termagent (the next closest country is Serbia, with 26.1% asserting that wife-beating is always justifiable).
1,003 Slovenians responded, so small sample size is not an issue (although a representative sample may be). More than half were female--this ethos cuts across gender lines. The survey was conducted between 2005 and 2008, so it's not a relic of the past, either.
Is this an accurate reflection of the culture in a country bordering Italy and Austria, or is there something else going on here? anepigone.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-slovenia-what-do-you-tell-woman-with.html
using www.worldvaluessurvey.org/
scienceblogs.com/gnxp/2009/04/is_wife_beating_acceptable_in.php
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Post by chalkedon on Apr 29, 2009 8:06:33 GMT -5
it depends on what they perceive as " wife beating "... A straight backhand in my definition is not a beating...and there are times when its justifiable.
But no...in general any beating of a woman should be frowned upon.
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