Raising silenced voices

South Asian women immigrating after marriage

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12928237
AutoresGill Hague (University of Bristol, autor de correspondencia), Geetanjali Gangoli (0000-0003-0066-8230, University of Bristol), H Judge Joseph (Nirma (India)), M Alphonse (Nirma (India))
Año2010
Volumen3
Número1
Páginas25-35
Fecha de publicación2010-03-30
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnicity and Inequalities in Health and Social Care (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1757-0980 • E-ISSN: 2042-8367
EditorialEmerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5042/eihsc.2010.0145
OpenAlexW2000342748
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas11

This paper looks at the experiences of first‐generation South Asian women who entered the UK to marry and then suffered domestic violence. It is based on an innovative and collaborative trans‐national project, carried out in two stages. In the first stage, a range of immigrant South Asian women, who had experienced domestic violence, were consulted. This consultation aimed to ascertain what they believed would have been useful information, if available prior to immigration, about the UK and the life they might expect there, including what might happen in cases of marital discord and difficulties. The second stage of the project consisted of feeding that information back through meetings and consultations to relevant women's and state agencies in India, including the police, the media and women's organisations. While there is no evidence to suggest that immigrant black, minority ethnic and refugee women experience more domestic violence than majority white women, their experiences of abuse are different due to cultural factors, language, immigration status and lack of contact with natal families. The paper makes key recommendations on policy developments that would assist women in this situation, raising the voices of South Asian immigrant women in the UK, and highlighting their views and advice for policy‐makers and for other women considering such marriages

Criminology · Domestic violence · Economic growth · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Immigration · Poison control · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration