Citation

Tonsing JC. J. Immigr. Minor. Health 2015; 18(2): 442-446.

Affiliation

Department of Social Work, AS 3, Level 4, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 3 Arts Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117570, Singapore, swkjct@nus.edu.sg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10903-015-0193-1

PMID

25774039

Abstract

This study examines South Asian women's experience of domestic violence in Hong Kong. Despite the proliferation of literature on domestic violence, this issue remain unexplored in the discourse of domestic violence in Hong Kong. A qualitative research approach through face to face interview with 14 women was employed. Participants were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling.

FINDINGS from this study highlight the importance of considering the social and cultural influence on how women perceived and construct their experiences of abuse.Implications for practice and policies are highlighted.

Language: en