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099		9	_aAIT Thesis no.GD-26-10
100	1		_aNaw In Kyinn
245	1	0	_aCommunity eyes, community silence : _ba case study on bystander responses to domestic violence in Nyaung Gone Village, Yangon Region, Myanmar
260			_aPathum Thani, Thailand : _bAsian Institute of Technology, _c2026
300			_a103 leaves : _bill.+ _e1 Online resource
490	1		_aThesis ; _vno. no.GD-26-10
500			_aA thesis submitted in patial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies
502			_aThesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2026
520			_aDomestic violence is a persistent problem in rural Myanmar, still the people who witness it almost always stay silent. This study looks at why community members in Nyaung Gone Village, Hmawbi Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar remain silent when they witness intimate partner violence between husbands and wives. It also examines how community members perceive and define domestic violence, and what social, cultural, and structural factors make bystander silence feel like the only available response. The study was conducted in Nyaung Gone Village {u2013} a small, rural, ethnically mixed community with both Karen and Bamar residents and both Buddhist and Christian traditions. Data were collected from 42 community members through 19 in depth interviews, 4 focus group discussions, and 4 key informant interviews using a qualitative case study approach. The analysis was guided by the Ecological Model, Bystander Intervention Theory, and Social Norms Theory. The findings show that domestic violence in this village was collectively minimized, defined only as visible physical harm, and actively justified by both men and women through moral arguments about infidelity and gender roles. The community framed domestic violence as a private family matter that no outsider had the right to address. Seven mechanisms were found to sustain bystander silence {u2013} the husband-wife fence norm, fear of physical injury, fear of sexual accusation, fear of social blame, diffusion of responsibility, victim silence and endurance norms, and the reconciliation trap. Each mechanism blocked a specific step of the bystander intervention process. One of the most significant findings of the study is the concept of the Women's Triple Position {u2013} women in this village simultaneously occupied the roles of victim, norm-enforcer, and silenced bystander, which made the system exceptionally difficult to challenge or change. The study recommends engaging older women as facilitators of norm change, developing peer-based programs for younger men, establishing a proactive village-level domestic violence protocol, and urgently planning for the transition after World Vision's program concludes in 2026.
650		0	_aFamily violence _zMyanmar _vCase studies
700	0		_aDuanghathai Buranajaroenkij, _eChairperson
700	1		_aKusakabe, Kyoko, _eExamination Committee
700	1		_aChatterjee, Joyee S., _eExamination Committee
710	2		_aADB-JSP Scholarship, _eScholarship Donor
810	2		_aAsian Institute of Technology. _tThesis ; _vno. no.GD-26-10
856	4	0	_3Full-Text _uhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B24576
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