1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«In survey research, Québec has often shown itself to have the lowest rate of nonlethal partner violence in the nation. The question remains then whether Québec possesses a different culture of male partner violence against women compared with the rest of Canada. The purpose of this article is to bring new light to this question with a recent representative survey of Canadian women.» (p. 90)

Questions/Hypothèses :
«As a result, one can hypothesize that Québec will have a lower prevalence of male partner violence against women than the rest of Canada. However, the fact that partner violence still occurs in Québec raises another interesting research question: To what extent does patriarchy explain violence that does occur in Québec? […] Thus, one can also hypothesize that men in Québec who hold patriarchal attitudes will be more likely to be violent than men in Québec who do not hold such attitudes.» (p. 91-92)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The data employed in this study are from Statistics Canada’s Cycle 13 of the GSS. In 1999, a random sample of 25,876 men and women 15 years of age or older completed in-depth telephone interviews […] Because this study concerns violence against women in their current relationship, the sample of the GSS used consists of 7,396 heterosexual women living married or common law at the time of the survey. There are 1,318 women from Québec and 6,078 women from the rest of Canada.» (p. 92-93)

Instruments :
Guide d’entretien semi-structuré

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«The theory that seems to offer the best explanation for the lower prevalence of male partner violence against women in Québec is feminist theory. Given that the Quiet Revolution resulted in a shift away from patriarchalism in Québec, it was hypothesized that Québec would have a lower prevalence of violence than the rest of Canada. The results provide support for this hypothesis, although the difference is not as large as one would expect based on the review of the literature. […] Recognizing that patriarchy exists on a continuum and therefore has a continued presence in Québec, it was hypothesized that men in Québec who hold patriarchal attitudes would be more likely to be violent than those who do not hold such attitudes. The results also show support for this hypothesis, with men in both cultures who exhibit patriarchal dominance via preventing their partners from having access to the family income having the highest odds of violence. Despite having a less patriarchal culture, patriarchal dominance is nevertheless a key cause of male partner violence against women in Québec.» (p. 110-111)