Citation

Grzywacz JG, Rao P, Gentry A, Marín A, Arcury TA. Violence Against Women 2009; 15(10): 1194-1212.

Affiliation

Wake Forest University School of Medicine,Winston-Salem, NC 27106, USA. grzywacz@wfubmc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801209345144

PMID

19706779

Abstract

This study explores women's workforce participation as a potential agent for acculturation, and how it shapes conflict dynamics within intimate partnerships among Mexican immigrants. Analysis of in-depth interview data from 20 immigrant Mexican women and men believed to be in violent relationships indicated that women's employment following migration created several sources of intracouple conflict by challenging gender-based norms and behaviors surrounding the division of household labor, financial decision making, and how women and men interact within intimate relationships. Immigrant Latino women tended to embrace an assimilation strategy for acculturation, whereas immigrant Latino men embrace a separation strategy.

Language: en