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Handout 8A: Case Studies on ViolenceCase Study #1Mtitu and Latifa are married. Mtitu’s family is coming over to their home for dinner. He is very anxious thatthey should have a good time, and he wants to show them that his wife is a great cook. But when he getshome that night, nothing is prepared. Latifa has not been feeling well, and she has not started making thedinner yet. Mtitu is very upset. He does not want his family to think that he cannot control his wife. Theybegin to argue and yell at each other. The fight quickly escalates, and Mtitu hits her.⇒ Do you think that Mtitu was right to hit Latifa?⇒ How should Latifa react?⇒ Could Mtitu have reacted differently in this situation?Case Study #2You are dancing with a group of friends at the disco. When you are about to leave, you see a couple(presumably a boyfriend and girlfriend) arguing at the entrance. He calls her a bitch and asks her why she wasflirting with another guy. She says, “I was not looking at him... and even if I was, aren’t I with you?” Heshouts at her again. Finally, she says, “You don’t have the right to treat me like that.” He calls her worthlessand tells her to get out of his face, that he can’t stand to look at her. He then hits her, and she falls down.She screams at him, saying that he has no right to do that.⇒ What would you do? Would you leave? Would you say anything? Why or why not?⇒ Would it be different if it were a guy hitting another guy?⇒ What can you do in situations like this one? What are your options?⇒ What is our responsibility to prevent others from using violence?Case Study #3Michael is an older boy who comes from a wealthy family. He meets Pili one day on her way home fromschool and they chat a little. The next day, he meets up with her again. This continues until one day he tellsPili how much he likes her. They start to kiss, and Michael starts touching Pili under her blouse. But then Pilistops and says that she doesn’t want to go any further. Michael is furious. He tells her that he has spent lots oftime with her and says, “What are my friends going to say?” He pressures her to to change her mind. First, hetries to be seductive, then he yells at her in frustration. He begins pulling at her forcefully, pushing her down.He then forces her to have sex, even though she keeps saying, “No, stop!”⇒ Is this a kind of violence? Why or why not?⇒ What do you think Michael should have done?⇒ What do you think Pili should have done?Case Study #4A group of friends go dancing. One of them, John, sees that some guy is staring at his girlfriend. John walksup to the guy and shoves him and a fight begins.⇒ Why did John react this way? Do you think that he was right to shove the other guy?⇒ How else could he have reacted?⇒ What should his friends have done?Case Study #5In many communities, people who are living with HIV/AIDS are shunned. They are insulted. Sometimestheir children are not allowed to go to school.⇒ Is this a type of violence?⇒ Do you think that this type of discrimination hurts people living with HIV/AIDS?⇒ What can be done to stop these types of things from happening?70