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Uxoricide in Fiji

The Sociocultural Context of Husband-wife Killings

MENSAH ADINKRAH

Metropolitan State University

Prior research has demonstrated a close relationship between patriarchy and female homicide victimization. This study examines this uxoricide-patriarchy connection in a non-Western society, Fiji. It is demonstrated that most cases of uxoricide among Fiji Indians emanate from husbands' attempts to enforce traditional sexual mores enshrined in a rigidly patriarchal society. The data suggest that rancorous confrontations between husbands and wives over allegations of marital infidelity were among the leading causes of spousal homicides committed by men.

Violence Against Women, Vol. 5, No. 11, 1294-1320 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/10778019922183381
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