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Violence Against Immigrant Women

The Roles of Culture, Context, and Legal Immigrant Status on Intimate Partner Violence

Anita Raj

Boston University

Jay Silverman

Harvard University

Intimate partner violence against immigrant women is at epidemic proportions, but research has only recently begun to address the concern. A review of the legal, medical, and social science research literature reveals little data, but that which exist demonstrate that immigrant women's cultures, contexts, and legal status (a) increase vulnerability for abuse, (b) are used by batterers to control and abuse immigrant women, and (c) create barriers to women seeking and receiving help. Data also reveal that immigrant culture and context offer resiliency factors through which programs and policy can be used to better serve these populations.

Violence Against Women, Vol. 8, No. 3, 367-398 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/10778010222183107
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