I Am Talking About It Because I Want to Stop It’

Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Against Women in British South Asian Communities

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8402016
AutoresAisha K Gill (0000-0003-2910-5466, University of Roehampton, autor de correspondencia), Karen Harrison (0000-0003-1236-6301, University of Hull)
Año2019
Volumen59
Número3
Páginas511-529
Fecha de publicación2019-04-09
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azy059
OpenAlexW2904521816
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas43

This paper explores the role of socio-cultural factors in violence against women and girls, focusing on child sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual violence (SV) in British South Asian communities. Using examples from thirteen in-depth interviews with survivors, the researchers examine (i) how abusers gain access to their victims, (ii) family and community responses, and (iii) the role of cultural factors in concealing CSA/SV. The interviews demonstrate that British South Asian survivors are extremely reluctant to disclose SV/CSA due to factors that other groups of victims usually do not face, including a general taboo about discussing sex and strong cultural norms around notions of shame. These findings are contextualised in relation to a larger study that also involved community focus groups and interviews with professionals in relevant fields. Moving forwards, new culturally-specific support pathways for British South Asian victims must be developed that take account of the role that victims and their communities must play if CSA and SV are to be effectively combatted.

Criminology · Developmental psychology · Ethnology · Focus group · Shame · Sociology · South asia · Taboo · Anthropology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Psychology · Social Psychology