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EPOUSE CAPTIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Sociology of Women
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- captive wife
1, record 1, English, captive%20wife
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fourth implication is an understanding that girls' roles and experiences in fighting forces are multifaceted and complex. At times they are simultaneously victims and perpetrators. Thus, limiting our understanding of the roles these girls play to those of victims, “sexual slaves,” or “captive wives” should be avoided as it leads to conceptual, policy and programmatic errors. 1, record 1, English, - captive%20wife
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Sociologie des femmes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épouse captive
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9pouse%20captive
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La plupart des rapports sur le rôle des filles incorporées dans l’Armée de la résistance du Seigneur ont surtout insisté sur leur statut d’esclaves sexuelles et d’épouses captives. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9pouse%20captive
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-11-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Social Organization
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- community custom
1, record 2, English, community%20custom
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A girl with a baby and a rebel captor-husband who might potentially marry her according to community customs of marriage and dispute settlement can be socially positioned more advantageously than a girl reintegrating with a baby and no husband. 1, record 2, English, - community%20custom
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organisation sociale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coutume communautaire
1, record 2, French, coutume%20communautaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une mère-adolescente d’un enfant et épouse captive d’un rebelle susceptible de l'épouser selon les coutumes communautaires régissant le mariage et les négociations avec la famille sera peut-être socialement plus avantagée qu'une autre qui rentre chez elle avec un enfant et sans mari. 1, record 2, French, - coutume%20communautaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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