title: Indonesian men's perceptions of violence against women.
abstract: This article explores male perceptions and attitudes toward violence against women in Indonesia. It analyzes interview data from Indonesian men collected as part of a large multimethod Australian government-funded project on masculinities and violence in two Asian countries. Reluctance to talk about violence against women was evident, and the accounts of those men who did respond referred to three justificatory discourses: denial, blaming the victim, and exonerating the male perpetrator. The findings support continuation of government and nongovernmental organization (NGO) projects aimed at both empowering women and reeducating men.
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia Pamela.Nilan@newcastle.edu.au.
authors.forename: Pam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nilan
authors.affiliation: Universitas Sebelas Maret, Solo, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Argyo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Demartoto
authors.affiliation: University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Broom
authors.affiliation: University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Germov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D014930:Women
keywords: Indonesia; violence; women