Understanding the Role of Patriarchal Ideology in Intimate Partner Violence among South Asian Immigrant Women in Hong Kong

Tonsing, Jenny C. and Tonsing, Kareen (2017) Understanding the Role of Patriarchal Ideology in Intimate Partner Violence among South Asian Immigrant Women in Hong Kong. International Social Work, 62 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 0020-8728

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Abstract

This article explores intimate partner violence using a patriarchal framework, which sheds light on how the problem of intimate partner violence against women is anchored in social and cultural conditions, rather than in individual attributes. The study participants comprised South Asian women who have migrated to Hong Kong. Narrative analyses revealed how patriarchal norms are linked to intimate partner violence and how this has a direct effect on the position and role of females in the home and produces inequality in marriage. Within the framework of patriarchy, and the limitations of using a small, specific sample population, the article also identifies implications for practice.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Jenny Tonsing
Date Deposited:	10 Jul 2017 00:04
Last Modified:	09 Jul 2019 23:41
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/10030

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