TY  - SER
AU  - Tse, Samson
TI  - Family violence in Asian communities, combining research and community development
SN  - 1172-4382
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Wellington
PB  - Ministry of Social Development
KW  - FVC
KW  - CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
KW  - EMOTIONAL ABUSE
KW  - FAMILIES
KW  - MIGRANTS
KW  - OFFENDERS
KW  - PHYSICAL ABUSE
KW  - POLICY
KW  - REFUGEES
KW  - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
KW  - VICTIMS
KW  - WOMEN
KW  - ASIAN PEOPLES
KW  - INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
N1  - Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, July 2007, 31: 170-194; nz
N2  - "This study aimed to begin to fill gaps in research on family violence in Asian communities in Aotearoa New Zealand, and increase understanding of what can be done to prevent its occurrence and reduce its impacts on families, relatives and friends. The study employed interviews with migrants from China, South Asia and South East Asia who used family violence services, key informant interviews with practitioners working in the family violence field, and focus groups with service users, practitioners and trainees. The study found the triggers for family violence within these New Zealand Asian communities related to difficulties in adjusting to living in a new country, in particular, finding suitable employment and experiencing financial hardship. Men's dominance in some Asian families was an issue, especially when men saw control over their wives as a last resort to protect their cultural values and traditions. The racism and discrimination some women experienced in this study, when they attempted to find paid jobs or solve their financial dependency issues, put women at extreme risk of abuse and violence. The barriers to preventing or dealing with family violence related to perceptions in the Asian communities researched that family violence is a private matter, and to the women's desire to keep the marriage/relationship intact and limited responsiveness."--JOURNAL ABSTRACT
UR  - http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/journals-and-magazines/social-policy-journal/spj31/31-family-violence-in-asian-communities-pages170-194.html
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