Nevarna zasebnost – nasilje v družinah v Sloveniji
Dangerous privacy – family violence in Slovenia

Summary/Abstract: The paper discusses the problem of family violence in Slovenia. The research was based on a combination of different methodological approaches: an analysis of written sources, an analysis of transcripts of parliamentary debates, and questionnaire data. A (telephone) survey was conducted on a representative sample of the adult population in June 2005. The paper presents the characteristics of the current political debate on family violence and the (ideological) circumstances in which legislation is being prepared; the extent of family violence in Slovenia; an evaluation of the relevant operations of the state, state institutions, and non-governmental organisations and associations; attitudes to violence and the level of tolerance of family violence; differences in relation to the key demographic characteristics of the respondents and their commitment or lack of commitment to traditional values. As far as the extent of the examined phenomenon is concerned, the research results confirm the estimates of non-governmental organizations and indicate a lower level of confidence in the efficacy of the operations of the state and governmental organisations (police, centres of social work) and a higher level of confidence in the efficacy of operations of the non-governmental and voluntary sectors. Higher levels of tolerance of different forms of family violence are expressed by older respondents, those with lower levels of formal education, males, and religious respondents. In addition, respondents expressing a higher level of commitment to traditional values were more tolerant of family violence.

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