Citation

Daruwalla N, Chakravarty S, Chatterji S, More NS, Alcock G, Hawkes S, Osrin D. Sage open 2013; 3(3): 215824401349914.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/2158244013499144

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

We conducted open-ended interviews with 15 women with disability who had reported violence in a preceding survey. Emergent themes included a lack of acceptance by families, the systematic formation of a dependent self-image, and an expectation of limited achievement. Emotional violence was particularly emphasized, as was perceived structural violence stemming from social norms, which led to exclusion and vulnerability. Violence in the natal home was an issue that had been relatively uninvestigated.

Language: en