Afghan Women’s Barriers to Seeking Help for Domestic Violence in Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Rojan Afrouz ◽  
Beth R. Crisp ◽  
Ann Taket
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Seeking Help

scholarly journals Reaction to and Coping With Domestic Violence by Iranian Women Victims: A Qualitative Approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Bahrami ◽  
Paymaneh Shokrollahi ◽  
Shahnaz Kohan ◽  
Ghodratollah Momeni ◽  
Mozhgan Rivaz
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Ways Of Coping ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
And Coping

<p><strong>INTRODUCTION:</strong> Domestic violence is a continual stressor that motivates its victim to react. The way a woman deals with her husband’s violence determine the consequence of the violent relationship. In the present study, a qualitative approach was employed to investigate women’s reactions to and ways of coping with domestic violence.</p><p><strong>METHOD:</strong> Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2014 with 18 women who experienced domestic violence in an attempt to explain how women deal with domestic violence. After the interviews were transcribed word by word, they were explored in the form of meaningful units and encoded as subcategories and categories<strong> </strong>through inductive content analysis. The reliability and validity of the interviews were measured by an external supervisor.</p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>Two categories of reaction and coping were identified through content analysis: passive and non-normative measures and active measures. Passive and non-normative measures included the subcategories of harmful behaviors, retaliation, tolerance, and silence. Active measures included seeking help and advice, legal measures, leaving the spouse, positive and health promoting measures.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>In the present study, ways of coping with a husband’s violence among women experiencing domestic violence were divided into two categories: passive and non-normative measures and active measures. These categories confirmed the models of coping with stress in previous studies. Adopting an appropriate approach to dealing with domestic violence is affected by a woman’s capacity and beliefs, the dominant culture, intensity of the violence, available social and legal supports, and effectiveness of evaluation measures. To generalize service provision to victimized women, the type of coping and the reason for adopting the chosen approach need to be taken into account.</p>

scholarly journals Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 29890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Ferrari ◽  
Roxane Agnew-Davies ◽  
Jayne Bailey ◽  
Louise Howard ◽  
Emma Howarth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seeking Help

scholarly journals Intersections of violence : the role of immigration status in women's experiences of and responses to domestic violence in Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Immigrant Woman ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Seeking Help

Domestic violence is a serious problem affecting women in Canada. Immigrant women in particular may be more vulnerable to abuse and face more barriers in seeking help. This paper will examine the experiences of abused immigrant woman through a critical review of the literature. Domestic abuse does not operate in a vacuum; it is shaped and compounded by other interlinking forms of oppression. In particular, gendered immigration policies and reduced access to social services exacerbate experiences of violence. Responses to violence against immigrant women thus must be holistic and long term, challenging societal inequalities and underlying structures of power.

“Plates and Dishes Smash; Married Couples Clash”: Cultural and Social Barriers to Help-Seeking Among Women Domestic Violence Survivors in Kyrgyzstan

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 775-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saltanat Childress
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Social Barriers ◽  
The Social ◽  
Line Contacts ◽  
The Status ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors

This article develops a grounded theory of help-seeking to investigate the social and cultural determinants of help-seeking among Kyrgyz women who have experienced domestic violence. Results indicate that cultural traditions and social norms—most notably the social construction of marriage, the shame associated with divorce, and the status of daughters-in-law in Kyrgyz society—are used to justify domestic violence and prevent victims from seeking help. The proposed theory and results suggest that scholars, policymakers, and front-line contacts must emphasize dispelling myths, misconceptions, and traditional beliefs about gender and marriage to break the abusive dynamics and provide professional help.

scholarly journals Domestic violence and mental health: a cross-sectional survey of women seeking help from domestic violence support services

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 25519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Ferrari ◽  
Roxane Agnew-Davies ◽  
Jayne Bailey ◽  
Louise Howard ◽  
Emma Howarth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Support Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Seeking Help

scholarly journals Shadow Pandemic, An Inequitable Gender Violence during Covid-19: A Study Based on India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
S Arya ◽  
B Pradeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Security System ◽  
Gender Violence ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Supporting System ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Women And Girls ◽  
Gender Based

During Covid-19, gender-based violence has been intensified and women have to be confined to aggressiveness and harassment from their abusive partners. The lockdown prevents women from moving to a safer places to avoid sexual and physical violence. Continuous calls to the NGOs and concerned authorities seeking help and support since the outburst of COVID-19 justifies this observation. Disrupted public services and diversion of resources to COVID-19 pandemic relief inhibit women from rightness and justice. This situation has soup-up violence behind the doors that leads to shadow pandemic. In India National women’s Commission reported a rise in registered domestic violence cases with the relaxation of lockdown, which points out the fact that a strong supporting system is necessary to ensure a high prior security system to women and girls all over the nation.

scholarly journals Results of a sociological study of domestic violence against women in the family relations (on the example of the Crisis center for women in Almaty)

2020 ◽  
Vol 133 (4) ◽  
pp. 213-225
Author(s):  
A.A. Baqytzhanova ◽  
◽  
G.T. Alimbekova ◽  
A.B. Shabdenova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Family ◽  
Domestic Violence Against Women ◽  
Seeking Help

According to the UN Foundation, 400 women are killed every year as a result of domestic violence in Kazakhstan. For this reason, divorce rates are also increasing. There are thousands of cause of this social problem, and the social consequences can be burdensome for all social institutions if prevention measures are not currently studied and developed. For children who have seen their father beaten and humiliated in the family, this event becomes a “historical root” in the child’s memory. The Kazakh proverb about what you see from the nest, in interviews with our respondents, proved how the trace of their husbands’ childhood affected their family. Researchers say that children who have seen their mothers beaten by their fathers change their image of ‘mum’. Research on the topic has been conducted by the Public Opinion Research Center in December2019. Analysis and processing of research materials have been conducted until the end of March 2020. The purpose of the research: to identify the causes of domestic violence against women in Kazakhstani families, based on cases of women seeking help from the crisis center in Almaty.

scholarly journals Intersections of violence : the role of immigration status in women's experiences of and responses to domestic violence in Canada

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariane Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Domestic Abuse ◽  
Immigrant Women ◽  
Immigrant Woman ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Seeking Help

Domestic violence is a serious problem affecting women in Canada. Immigrant women in particular may be more vulnerable to abuse and face more barriers in seeking help. This paper will examine the experiences of abused immigrant woman through a critical review of the literature. Domestic abuse does not operate in a vacuum; it is shaped and compounded by other interlinking forms of oppression. In particular, gendered immigration policies and reduced access to social services exacerbate experiences of violence. Responses to violence against immigrant women thus must be holistic and long term, challenging societal inequalities and underlying structures of power.

scholarly journals On determining the circle of domestic violence victims.

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-238
Author(s):  
Olha Bespal
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Offense ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
The Law ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
Positive Step

It was stated that the problem of domestic violence for Ukraine remains relevant. This is evidenced not only by official statistics, but also by the number of people seeking help. A positive step in combating domestic violence is to complement the Criminal Code of Ukraine Art. 126-1. However, the disposition of this article contains some inaccuracies, among them the need to clarify which persons fall under the protection of this article. There is a similar problem in the draft Criminal Code of Ukraine, which the working group is currently working on. The article notes that an understanding of who may be victims of domestic violence as a criminal offense has a great scientific and practical importance. Because it will affect not only the correct criminal law qualification and the imposition of a fair and sufficient punishment, but also the application (or non-application) of restrictive measures against the offender, depending on how the person's actions will be qualified. The author analyzed the concepts of «close relations», «family relations», «close persons». As a result, it was concluded that these categories do not cover all persons protected by the Law of Ukraine «On Prevention and Counteraction to Domestic Violence». Therefore, to eliminate the inconsistency of criminal law with this Law, it is proposed in the disposition of Art. 126-1 «Domestic violence» of the Criminal Сode of Ukraine the phrase «concerning the spouse or the former spouse or other person with whom the guilty is (was) in family or close relations» and also in Art. 4.7.3. «Domestic violence» of the draft Criminal Code of Ukraine shall replace the phrase «concerning a spouse or other close person, including a former one» replaced by «concerning a person covered by the Law of Ukraine «On Prevention and Counteraction to Domestic Violence».

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