TY - JOUR
T1 - Making a Case for the Critical Examination of Assignments of Responsibilities in the Reproductive Realm
T2 - Insights From South Sudan
AU - Kane, Sumit
AU - Kok, Maryse
AU - Broerse, Jacqueline E.W.
AU - Rial, Matilda
AU - Dieleman, Marjolein
PY - 2018/9
Y1 - 2018/9
N2 - Drawing on interviews with purposefully selected informants (n = 44) and on focus group discussions (n = 5), this article critically examines and reflects upon the gendered assignments of responsibilities in the reproductive realm, in the context of South Sudan. Through this examination, it provides insight into the social practices of assigning and apportioning responsibilities in the reproductive realm; it exposes the nature of social relations, social positions, and vulnerabilities they signal, and the normative expectations they communicate, reiterate, and reproduce. In doing so, the social inequalities and entrenched gendered privileges in the society are made visible. The article argues that the ongoing social disruption in South Sudan offers a unique opportunity for intervening to renegotiate and reestablish a more equitable social compact. A case is made for public health policies to prioritize social interventions which challenge patriarchal privilege without simplistically problematizing men’s roles and actions in the reproductive realm.
AB - Drawing on interviews with purposefully selected informants (n = 44) and on focus group discussions (n = 5), this article critically examines and reflects upon the gendered assignments of responsibilities in the reproductive realm, in the context of South Sudan. Through this examination, it provides insight into the social practices of assigning and apportioning responsibilities in the reproductive realm; it exposes the nature of social relations, social positions, and vulnerabilities they signal, and the normative expectations they communicate, reiterate, and reproduce. In doing so, the social inequalities and entrenched gendered privileges in the society are made visible. The article argues that the ongoing social disruption in South Sudan offers a unique opportunity for intervening to renegotiate and reestablish a more equitable social compact. A case is made for public health policies to prioritize social interventions which challenge patriarchal privilege without simplistically problematizing men’s roles and actions in the reproductive realm.
KW - gender
KW - patriarchal privilege
KW - reproductive health
KW - responsibility
KW - social norms
KW - South Sudan
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U2 - 10.1177/2158244018794775
DO - 10.1177/2158244018794775
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85054490125
VL - 8
SP - 1
EP - 9
JO - Sage Open
JF - Sage Open
SN - 2158-2440
IS - 3
ER -