Domestic violence and minoritisation: Legal and policy barriers facing minoritized women leaving violent relationships

Burman, Erica; Chantler, Khatidja

doi:10.1016/j.ijlp.2004.12.004

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“…Often, these barriers are related to practices that exist in different cultures (see Menjívar and Salcido, 2002;Gill, 2004;Anitha, 2008;Burman and Chantler 2005;Earner, 2010;Vidales, 2010 The most salient cultural factors that emerge from respondents' discourses as having an influence on Portuguese women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence can be aggregated under the themes of 'familism' and 'shame and community pressure', with 'acculturation' playing an important mediating role in the dynamic between individual choice and cultural pressures in terms of acceptable behaviour. Each of these will now be discussed in more detail.…”

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Portuguese culture and legal consciousness: a discussion of immigrant women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence

Graca¹

2017

International Journal of Law in Context

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This article uses legal consciousness to discuss the influence of Portuguese culture on women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence. It is based on an in-depth small-scale study of Portuguese women living in England, and proposes that culture is central in shaping their behaviour, regardless of whether they experienced violence or not. The cultural characteristics that influence women the most are analysed here under the themes of 'familism', 'shame and community pressure', and 'acculturation'. These do not operate all at the same level and their influence can change according to structural and individual circumstances. As such, the article suggests that immigrant women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence can only be fully understood by articulating national culture with other structural and individual variables; this will enable a multi-layered and situated understanding of women's legality that avoids a simplistic attribution of their behaviour to national or ethnic provenance. I. IntroductionDespite official numbers suggesting that there are currently 175,000 individuals with Portuguese nationality living in the UK (Observatório da Researching the impact of culture on women's perceptions and responses to domestic violence is not a simple endeavour, partly because of the complexity of the concept of culture itself, an aspect that will be explored later in this article. The complexity of the concept should not, however, detract from exploring its potential impact on behaviour, as it can be generally accepted that national culture operates at individual and community levels.Although national identities can be conceptualised as artificial and serving the purpose of supporting 'imagined communities', individuals nonetheless adopt cultural practices that reflect these national identities (Anderson, 1991; Berlant, 1991: 168; Gellner, 1994: 48; Hobsbawn, 2000: 269). Once successfully assimilated by a population, state promoted cultural traits determine how individuals organise their daily lives, including how they perceive and manage family life (Yuval-Davies, 1997: 36).A discussion of the cultural characteristics that are most prevalent in participants' discourses is, therefore, presented here. These are addressed against common findings from literature on immigrant women and domestic 3 violence across a variety of countries and nationalities. Such literature reveals that it is not unusual to expect immigrant women to experience certain added cultural barriers that influence how they experience domestic violence and respond to it. Common barriers identified in this literature are here aggregated and explored under the themes of familism (or women placing the interests of the family ahead of their own), shame and family honour, pressure from the community and acculturation (see, for examples,

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Portuguese culture and legal consciousness: a discussion of immigrant women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence

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2017

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“…It is well known that the context of migration poses additional difficulties associated with situations of greater social vulnerability, such as the lack of a residence permit, existence of language barriers and the lack of support networks in the event of difficulties or problems [45,46,10]. The crisis adds to this burden by increasing unemployment rates among immigrant women, with the consequent deterioration in their standard of living, increased economic dependence on violent partners and decreased chances of finding employment.…”

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Economic crisis, immigrant women and changing availability of intimate partner violence services: a qualitative study of professionals¿ perceptions in Spain

Briones-Vozmediano

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International Journal for Equity in Health

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Introduction: Since 2008, Spain has been in the throes of an economic crisis. This recession particularly affects the living conditions of vulnerable populations, and has also led to a reversal in social policies and a reduction in resources. In this context, the aim of this study was to explore intimate partner violence (IPV) service providers' perceptions of the impact of the current economic crisis on these resources in Spain and on their capacity to respond to immigrant women's needs experiencing IPV. Methods: A qualitative study was performed based on 43 semi-structured in-depth interviews to social workers, psychologists, intercultural mediators, judges, lawyers, police officers and health professionals from different services dealing with IPV (both, public and NGO's) and cities in Spain (Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia and Alicante) in 2011. Transcripts were imported into qualitative analysis software (Atlas.ti), and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: We identified four categories related to the perceived impact of the current economic crisis: a) "Immigrant women have it harder now", b) "IPV and immigration resources are the first in line for cuts", c) " Fewer staff means a less effective service" and d) "Equality and IPV policies are no longer a government priority". A cross-cutting theme emerged from these categories: immigrant women are triply affected; by IPV, by the crisis, and by structural violence. Conclusion: The professionals interviewed felt that present resources in Spain are insufficient to meet the needs of immigrant women, and that the situation might worsen in the future.

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“…(2007, p. 30 Des auteures ou auteurs Alkhateeb et Abugideiri, 2007;Abu-Ras, 2007;Baobaid, 2002;Burman et Chantler, 2005;Haj-Yahia, 2002;Haj-Yahia et Sadan, 2008;West, 2005) soulignent en grand nombre que la crainte d'être critiquées par la communauté d'appartenance et la famille, pour plusieurs raisons différentes évoquées, peut dissuader les femmes ethnicisées ou racisées à utiliser les services d'aide. o 1, printemps 2015 …”

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Ressources mobilisées par des femmes arabo-musulmanes victimes de violence conjugale en contexte migratoire

Taïbi

2015

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Le présent article s’intéresse aux femmes arabes et musulmanes victimes de violence conjugale en contexte migratoire. Il a pour but de présenter les ressources qu’elles mobilisent tout en mettant en évidence le contexte avec lequel elles doivent composer pour faire face à leur situation. Il s’appuie sur une étude qualitative exploratoire menée auprès de quatre femmes nées au Maghreb et résidant au Québec. L’étude met en lumière que les stratégies déployées et les ressources mobilisées par les femmes sont étroitement liées d’une part à leur désir de s’insérer sur le marché de l’emploi et d’autre part au fait qu’elles craignent que la décision de se séparer de leur conjoint entraîne pour elles un renvoi dans leur pays d’origine.

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Domestic violence and minoritisation: Legal and policy barriers facing minoritized women leaving violent relationships

Cited by 118 publications

References 7 publications

Portuguese culture and legal consciousness: a discussion of immigrant women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence

Portuguese culture and legal consciousness: a discussion of immigrant women's perceptions of and reactions to domestic violence

Economic crisis, immigrant women and changing availability of intimate partner violence services: a qualitative study of professionals¿ perceptions in Spain

Ressources mobilisées par des femmes arabo-musulmanes victimes de violence conjugale en contexte migratoire

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