Increase in Tolerance towards Violence against Women in the Private Sphere: Changes in Slovenian Public Opinion between 2005 and 2012
Increase in Tolerance towards Violence against Women in the Private Sphere: Changes in Slovenian Public Opinion between 2005 and 2012

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to present Slovenian public opinion on questions related to violence against women in the private sphere. The article sheds light on the results of two surveys carried out in 2005 and 2012 among the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia, and places special emphasis on differences that appeared in the interval between their deliveries. When presenting Slovenian public opinion on violence against women in Slovenia, the article focuses on the levels of sensitivity to violence and social tolerance towards violence, the assessment of knowledge of the phenomenon, its visibility, the perception of violence against women as a private or public issue and, above all, the connection between traditional values (related to the perception of female and male gender roles and the position of women and men in society) and tolerance towards violence. The analysis reveals a downward trend in sensitivity to violence and an upward trend in tolerance to violence against women and apportioning blame to victims, as well as a growing perception of domestic violence as a private and not public issue.

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