Lived Experiences of South Asian Women Facing Domestic Violence in the United States

ABSTRACT

This article describes the lived experiences of domestic violence among a convenience sample of 20 South Asian women. The experiences of abuse are drawn from in-depth telephonic interviews conducted all across the United States. The analysis describes four major categories of abuse: (a) types of abuse; (b) abuse involving children; (c) family involvement in abuse; and (d) formal and informal support. Implications for social workers working with South Asian women are shared.

KEYWORDS:

• Abuse
• domestic violence
• South Asian women

Funding

This research is supported and funded through LEADER (Launching Equity in the Academy across Dayton Entrepreneurial Region) Consortium-National Science Foundation Advance Program and College of Liberal Arts Faculty Research Activity Grant-$5000 (Wright State University).

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Funding

This research is supported and funded through LEADER (Launching Equity in the Academy across Dayton Entrepreneurial Region) Consortium-National Science Foundation Advance Program and College of Liberal Arts Faculty Research Activity Grant-$5000 (Wright State University).