Through the Eyes of the Perpetrator: The Historical and Contemporary Cultural Context of Intimate Partner Violence in the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
pp. 299-315
Author(s):  
Camille Huggins
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
The Caribbean

scholarly journals Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 215824401987106
Author(s):  
Marisa Bucheli ◽  
Maximo Rossi
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Partner Violence Against Women

We analyze individual and country factors that explain attitudes toward intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) in Latin America and the Caribbean. Most patterns at individual level are similar to the international ones: for example, approval of IPVAW is higher among women and people in rural areas or in disadvantaged socio-economic situations. The most novel contribution of our work is the study of the variables at country level: approval of IPVAW increases with poverty, fertility rate, and equal gender outcomes. It decreases with Internet access and, less robustly, with the time elapsed since the enactment of women’s suffrage.

scholarly journals Intimate Partner Violence in Bangladesh: A Scoping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Jhantu Bakchi ◽  
Satyajit Kundu ◽  
Subarna Ghosh ◽  
Sumaiya Akter
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Study Results

Introduction: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has unfavorable consequences for women as well as for newborn babies, which is very serious and preventable public health problem. It is believed to have an excessive occurrence in lives of women in South Asia. The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence, risk factors and consequences of IPV in Bangladesh. Methods: A scoping review was carried out based on the past 12 years of posted and gray literature about IPV in Bangladesh using Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. Only the literature addressing abuses or violence in households or outside including physical, sexual or mental violence on the married woman in Bangladesh were taken into consideration for the study. Results: The overall prevalence of IPV in Bangladesh, the latest reviews of rates ranging from 15.5-82.7%.Most of the IPV in Bangladesh was based totally on the experience of legally married women. The main risk factors of IPV in Bangladesh were women being younger, from lower socioeconomic reputation, from lower academic attainment and lower education of husband, dowry, child marriage, perceived disobedience of wives, family conflict, children had recently been ill, and incapability of to furnish sexual satisfaction. Maternal depressive symptoms, signs of stress, anxiety and constraint to the better health of young children are the main consequences of IPV in Bangladesh. Besides, IPV causes unwanted pregnancy, pregnancy loss in the form of miscarriage, induced abortion, or stillbirth and termination of pregnancy in Bangladesh. Conclusions: Woman’s empowerment may reduce IPV and understanding attitudes towards IPV in cultural context could be crucial for developing interventions to reduce IPV and its consequences.

Exploring the Experience of Arab American and Arab Immigrant Women With Intimate Partner Violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 918-931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya Crabtree-Nelson ◽  
Neil J. Vincent ◽  
Itedal Shalabi
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Arab American ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
The University

This article describes a study resulting from of a university–community partnership. The faculty of the university and the executive director of local community agency serving the local Arab American and Arab immigrant community had a shared interest in looking at the unique experiences and needs of Arab women survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV). This led to a qualitative research project in which 25 Arab American women were interviewed about their experience with IPV. Contextual themes emerged related to cultural context, community response, and survival resilience. Implications for practice and direction for future research are discussed.

Exploring Kenyan Women’s Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (13) ◽  
pp. 2130-2154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tameka L. Gillum ◽  
Mitchell Doucette ◽  
Mtise Mwanza ◽  
Leso Munala
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Group Data ◽  
Women’S Perceptions ◽  
Focus Group Data

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major public health problem and global human rights violation. Effective interventions can only be created upon conducting qualitative studies that explore the cultural context of an affected population and how they interpret the phenomenon. This qualitative study investigated Kenyan women’s perceptions of IPV. Two community-based focus groups ( n = 19) were conducted with Kenyan women in Nairobi. Conventional content analysis identified seven primary themes that emerged from focus group data: snapshot of violence; poverty; cultural context; masculinity; women taking action; resources; and, prevention strategies. Themes are described and implications for further research and intervention are presented.

Mexican Immigrant Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: Conceptualization and Descriptions of Abuse

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 548-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stavroula Kyriakakis ◽  
Beverly Araujo Dawson ◽  
Tonya Edmond
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Sex Trafficking ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Mexican Immigrant ◽  
Mexican Immigrant Women

This phenomenological qualitative study examines intimate partner violence (IPV) experienced by a sample of 29 Mexican immigrant women residing in New York and St. Louis. The findings reveal important insights about culturally specific abuse tactics employed by batterers and the forms of abuse that are experienced as most hurtful to the survivors. Ten different abusive tactics emerged: verbal, economic, physical, sexual, and extended family abuse, social isolation, physical abuse of children, stalking and monitoring, stolen bride, and sex trafficking. Cultural values and expectations appear to be inextricably linked to how the participants characterized the severity of each of the abusive tactics as evidenced by which abusive behaviors the participants found most hurtful. The findings will help service providers have a better understanding of the role cultural context plays in the IPV experiences of Mexican immigrant women.

African American Women's Responses to Intimate Partner Violence: An Examination of Cultural Context

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacquelyn Campbell ◽  
Doris W. Campbell ◽  
Faye Gary ◽  
Daphne Nedd ◽  
Patricia Price-Lea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
African American ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Intimate Partner

Exploring Violence Socialization and Approval of Intimate Partner Violence Among University Students in Kosovo

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 1081-1107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaltrina Kelmendi ◽  
František Baumgartner
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
University Students ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Ipv Perpetration ◽  
Perpetrators And Victims ◽  
The Relationship

Intimate partner violence (IPV) among university students is a prevalent problem in many countries; however, it is not currently recognized in Kosovo as a social issue in terms of research, prevention, and intervention. The aim of this article was to examine the relationship between violence socialization experiences, approval of violence, and IPV perpetration/victimization among university students in Kosovo. The questionnaires were administrated to a convenience sample of 700 students of University of Prishtina who were in relationship for 1 month or longer. The Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2) was used for measuring physical, psychological, and sexual violence, whereas for measuring violence socialization and violence approval, scales from Personal and Relationships Profile (PRP) were used. Findings from this study show that there were statistically significant gender differences in terms of socialization and approval of violence among university students. Similarly, perpetrators and victims of IPV (physical, psychological, and sexual violence) showed higher rates of socialization of violence and tolerance toward IPV. Besides, findings indicate that approval of violence mediates the relationship between socialization of violence and IPV perpetration and victimization, for both genders. The implications of the current findings within a cultural context are also discussed.

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