scholarly journals Under the Cover of Silence: The Burden of Marital Rape among Immigrant, Muslim, South Asian Survivors of Domestic Violence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dheeshana S. Jayasundara ◽  
Durdana Ahmed ◽  
Prita Das Gupta ◽  
Susan Garcia ◽  
Sarah Thao
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Marital Rape ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
Muslim Communities ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors

This chapter looked at the experiences of marital rape among immigrant South Asian Muslims domestic violence survivors who are living in Texas, USA. Based on qualitative interviews with 20 participants, this chapter discusses the hidden nature of marital sexual abuse. Specific themes include: abuse took place in a larger context of domestic violence; duality in sexual behavior allowed for husband and wife; submission through threat and intimidation; it is not rape but, I feel the same as a rape victim; shame of talking about something so private; and divorce and vulnerability from sexual advances by outside men. Implications to advocates and human service workers, especially those living in Western countries and work with Muslim communities are discussed, as well as how to effectively assist these diverse communities in a culturally sensitive manner, being mindful of their religious background.

Nonprofit Organizations Serving Domestic Violence Survivors

Affilia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Kapur ◽  
Anna M. Zajicek ◽  
John Gaber
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Nonprofit Organizations ◽  
Asian Indian ◽  
South Asian ◽  
The United States ◽  
Coalition Building ◽  
Marriage Migrants ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors

Using interviews of 26 nonprofit domestic violence advocates, this article analyzes how South Asian–focused nonprofit organizations in the United States address the domestic violence–related intersectional needs of Asian Indian marriage migrants and the challenges they encounter in doing so. Our research indicates that these organizations offer services addressing a combination of structural and cultural needs that emerge from their clients’ social locations, but these organizations also encounter challenges in providing services targeting the specific subgroups of Asian Indian marriage migrants. To meet the intersectional needs of clients, there should be greater coalition-building within and between Asian Indian–focused and mainstream organizations.

scholarly journals ‘No Coughing for Me, but I'm Okay!’: A Human Service Worker's Narrative Exploration of Her Own and Other Workers’ Body Stories Told in a Domestic Violence Service

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92
Author(s):  
Jo Mensinga
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Professional Experience ◽  
Embodied Experience ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Human Service Workers ◽  
Narrative Methodology

Relational, body-oriented and brain-based approaches to recovery and change are increasingly popular modalities for working with traumatised children and adults. However, although these approaches encourage the awareness, and the harnessing of workers’ visceral experiences, there is little in the literature to describe how practitioners navigate their own somatic maps. In a research project undertaken from 2008–16, I invited nine human service workers to tell and explore stories about their own experiences of the body that emerged during, and/or in relation to, their own professional practice. A narrative methodology was used to help facilitate a depth of understanding of how the participants used their own bodies as a source of knowledge and/or as an intervention strategy with those with whom they worked. In this paper, I explore one of many stories told by Coral in which she describes the processes she uses to navigate her own somatic map as she interacts with clients and workers in a domestic violence service. I conclude that creating spaces for workers to explore embodied experience in the professional conversation is important, but is difficult without an acceptable discourse or narrative template. Nonetheless, given the opportunity, including the ‘body as subject’ encourages better outcomes for clients and provides richer accounts of human service workers’ professional experience.

Dynamics of a culture of workplace safety in human service organizations: A qualitative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (6) ◽  
pp. 1561-1574
Author(s):  
Micheal L Shier ◽  
Aaron Turpin ◽  
David B Nicholas ◽  
John R Graham
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Development ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Workplace Safety ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Workplace Conditions ◽  
Workplace Cultures

Workplace cultures are an important component in creating safe work environments. In-depth qualitative interviews ( n = 85) were conducted with human service workers of a large publicly administered human service organization in Canada to learn more about the organizational and/or workplace conditions that contribute to a safety culture. Findings reveal that a safety culture within this human service workplace is defined by values or attitudes associated with safety and structured mechanisms that help promote workplace safety. Insights from respondents help to identify areas for workplace and organizational development to promote health and safety within human service workplaces.

Where Do Job Demands Come From? A Study of Human Service Workers

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. S. Kristensen ◽  
A. Guichard ◽  
M. Borritz ◽  
E. Villadsen
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Job Demands ◽  
Service Workers ◽  
Human Service Workers

scholarly journals Examining contextual influences on the service needs of homeless and unstably housed domestic violence survivors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Chiaramonte ◽  
Kathryn A.V. Clements ◽  
Gabriela López‐Zerón ◽  
Oyesola Oluwafunmilayo Ayeni ◽  
Adam M. Farero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Contextual Influences ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors

Domestic Violence Victimization among South Asian Immigrant Men and Women in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110152
Author(s):  
Abha Rai ◽  
Y. Joon Choi
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South Asians ◽  
The United States ◽  
Asian Immigrant ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Violence Victimization ◽  
Immigrant Men ◽  
South Asian Immigrant

Domestic violence is a pernicious social problem in the United States and a cause of national concern. The South Asian culture disempowers individuals experiencing domestic violence from recognizing and reporting victimization. Structural inequities may also discourage reporting victimization. These issues have led to inconsistent findings of domestic violence prevalence rates. Additionally, domestic violence studies with South Asians in the United States have predominantly focused on women, omitting men from this purview of research. The purpose of this study was to examine domestic violence victimization rates as well as their correlates among South Asian immigrant men and women. The sample for this cross-sectional study included 468 South Asians across the 50 U.S. states. Descriptive statistics were used to establish rates of domestic violence victimization. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to examine the correlates of domestic violence victimization. All of the sociodemographic information was added in step 1, and acculturation and gender-role attitudes were added as covariates in step 2. The most prevalent type of domestic violence victimization was physical violence (48%), followed by emotional (38%), economic (35%), verbal (27%), immigration-related (26%), in-laws related (19%), and ultimately sexual abuse (11%). Prevalence rates were higher for women than for men in each type of violence. According to the logistic regression results, education, generational position, family type, and employment were significant correlates of domestic violence victimization. Prior to development of prevention programs by community agencies, it is essential to understand the nature and prevalence of domestic violence experiences among South Asians. The victimization of men in addition to women adds to the novelty of this research study and paves the way for practitioners and scholars to engage in conversations about providing both male and female victims of domestic violence with the needed resources and support. The article will discuss implications for research, practice, and policy.

scholarly journals Race, Battered Women, and the Criminal Justice System

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
Harini Kav
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Movements ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Criminal Justice System ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Justice System ◽  
Criminal Case ◽  
Gender Biases ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Domestic Violence Survivors

This paper looks at the criminal case of Deborah Peagler and the California habeas law and explores the effectiveness of legislative changes to domestic battery laws as a mechanism for change in the criminal justice system in regards to its treatment of domestic violence survivors accused of committing a crime against their abuser. It focuses on the androcentric and racialized nature of the criminal justice system and argues that while legislative changes brought about by social movements facilitate opportunities for women like Peagler to pursue just outcomes, they do not counter the gender biases prevalent in the justice system and, alone, are insufficient in improving the treatment of domestic violence survivors in the criminal justice system.

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