Citation

Anitha S. Violence Against Women 2011; 17(10): 1260-1285.

Affiliation

University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801211424571

PMID

22071095

Abstract

Research on domestic violence documents the particular vulnerability of immigrant women due to reasons including social isolation, language barriers, lack of awareness about services, and racism on the part of services. Based on qualitative interviews with 30 South Asian women with insecure immigration status residing in Yorkshire and Northwest England, this article explores how inequalities created by culture, gender, class, and race intersect with state immigration and welfare policies in the United Kingdom, thereby exacerbating structures of patriarchy within minority communities. It is within these contexts that South Asian women with insecure immigration status experience intensified forms and specific patterns of abuse.

Language: en