“El Silencio”

Silva-Martínez, Elithet

doi:10.1177/1077801215607357

Cited by 10 publications

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“…The following survivor quote highlights the ways in which these concepts work towards keeping women in abusive relationships:If your husband says something that you do not like, your obligation is to shut up and put up with it, because he is your husband, I mean you already got married, you are there and you put up with it . (Silva-Martínez, 2016, p. 531).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…If your husband says something that you do not like, your obligation is to shut up and put up with it, because he is your husband, I mean you already got married, you are there and you put up with it . (Silva-Martínez, 2016, p. 531).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Brittain et al (2005 as cited in Anitha (2008 p. 197)) minority ethnic women make, on average, 17 contacts with formal services prior to receiving help, contrasting with 11 contacts for non-minority ethnic women. The quote below from an immigrant Latina woman in the U.S. illustrates how multiple intersecting vulnerabilities rendered her powerless:When you don’t know where they are [services], when you don’t know where to turn, when you don’t know the language, when you don’t know the people, you realize that you are blind and you need to stay where you are (Silva-Martínez, 2016, p. 532).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Global Research

Hulley

Bailey

Kirkman

et al. 2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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It is well known that victims of intimate partner violence experience numerous barriers to leaving abusive relationships. For ethnic minority and immigrant women these barriers are significantly exacerbated. This metasynthesis explored barriers to help-seeking as experienced by Black, Asian, minority ethnic and immigrant women with experience of intimate partner violence. A review of worldwide literature published in English in peer-reviewed journals on this topic from 2000 to July 2020 produced 2597 relevant articles. After removing duplicates and applying the exclusion criteria, a total of 47 articles were selected for inclusion in the review. The synthesis found that these women faced additional barriers as a result of institutional racism, immigration laws, culture and religion, and issues of cultural competence, and lack of diversity within frontline services. Such barriers, from a range of formal and informal resources, services and other mechanisms of support, served to exacerbate feelings of fear, threat, isolation and powerlessness. The barriers were also further weaponised by perpetrators in order to extend their reign of terror and control. As a result, women were caught in a double-bind – stay in an abusive relationship or face further threats and consequences if they attempted to leave. Whilst our search criteria focused on barriers to help-seeking, many of the papers included in our synthesis also explored facilitators to help-seeking, which are included in our findings and overwhelmingly relate to informal support from females.

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Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Global Research

Hulley

Bailey

Kirkman

et al. 2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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“…Asylum-seeking women and children are less likely to report abuses and violence once they are in the US, oftentimes due to mistrust, cultural expectations, documentation status, or lack of support within their own communities (Bauer et al 2000;Dutton et al 2015;E S-M 2016;Earner 2010;Futures Without Violence 2018;Goodman et al 2017;Kim et al 2016;McLeigh 2013;Miranda et al 2005;Modi et al 2014;Moynihan et al 2008;Sabina et al 2014;Simmons et al 2015). The US is intentionally failing asylum seekers from the Northern Triangle region as soon as they arrive at the US-Mexico border, and once they are in the US, their situations can be exacerbated.…”

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Transnational Violence Against Asylum-Seeking Women and Children: Honduras and the United States-Mexico Border

Alberto

Chilton

2019

Hum Rights Rev

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Corrupt political institutions, lack of resources, and gang violence in Central America fuel the influx of asylum-seeking women and children to the United States (US). Yet, immigrant women and children are still at risk for poor health and violence in the US due to the lack of protection and support. Through a case study of a teenage girl from Honduras living in the US who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend who followed her to the US, we elucidate ways in which the US and Honduras have violated the rights of women and children. As background, we describe the context of US foreign policy towards immigration and the market for illicit drugs; and, in Honduras, the lack of appropriate healthcare, education, and legal protections. We identify human rightsbased solutions to protect the rights of women and children and provide recommendations for improvement for the US government and organizations in Honduras.

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“…Many studies examining IPV in the United States or Mexico focus on help-seeking behaviors and/or on samples of battered women (Fugate, Landis, Riordan, Naureckas, & Engel, 2005; Ingram, 2007; Moe, 2007). In cases including immigrant populations, samples are largely composed of individuals directly involved in IPV (Kyriakakis, 2014; Reina, Lohman, & Maldonado, 2014; Silva-Martinez, 2016). One’s perceptions of given phenomena, however, are linked to personal experiences and, therefore, in cases of immigration, researchers should consider both the country of origin and the host country.…”

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Mexican Immigrant Women’s Reconstruction of Punishment and Victimhood in Intimate Partner Violence

Ramírez

Thomas

2019

Violence Against Women

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Utilizing 20 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Mexican immigrant women in Southern California, we argue that participants employ a bifocal lens to develop perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV). By drawing on existing knowledge from Mexico as reference points, the findings show that participants construct law enforcement as the appropriate intervention in the United States. As a result, they construct new norms for victims on how to address IPV. Ultimately, this research suggests that perceptions of laws and law enforcement as change agents in ending IPV within the United States may create, in fact, a false sense of security in Mexican immigrant women.

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“El Silencio”

Cited by 10 publications

References 25 publications

Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Global Research

Intimate Partner Violence and Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Immigrant Women: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Global Research

Transnational Violence Against Asylum-Seeking Women and Children: Honduras and the United States-Mexico Border

Mexican Immigrant Women’s Reconstruction of Punishment and Victimhood in Intimate Partner Violence

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