Patriarchal Beliefs and Perceptions of Abuse among South Asian Immigrant Women

Ahmad, Fauzi; Riaz, Sarah; Barata, Paula C.; Stewart, Donna E.

doi:10.1177/1077801203256000

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“…According to the present data, four of the 11 husbands who beat their wives expressed no religious motive for doing so, but they might have been influenced by the assumption of male superiority based on interpretations of religious texts. This is consistent with surveys covering dissimilar societies, indicating coherence between patriarchal attitudes and the perpetration of IPV against women (Ahmad et al 2004;Hammond and Overall 2013;Herrero, Rodríguez, and Torres 2017). The causal sequence may be split into three steps: patriarchal attitudes => personal attitudes and perceived religious norms condoning IPV against women => actual perpetration of IPV against women (Herrero, Rodríguez, and Torres 2017, 11).…”

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‘My Husband is My Key to Paradise.’ Attitudes of Muslims in Indonesia and Norway to Spousal Roles and Wife-Beating

Eidhamar

2017

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

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This article explores the influence of religious factors and values held by local societies, when Muslims develop their personal attitudes and perceived religious norms regarding spousal roles and wife-beating. It is based on qualitative interviews with 59 Muslims in Indonesia (N = 35) and Norway (N = 24). In addition, relevant Indonesian and Norwegian Muslim literature and web pages are examined. According to most Indonesian respondents, Islamic norms prescribe male leadership and allow the husband to beat a disobedient wife. This was regarded as crucial for the wife's destiny after death. According to most Norwegian respondents, Islamic norms promote gender equality and oppose wife-beating. The sharp contrast between the perceived religious norms of Indonesian and Norwegian respondents may be caused by dissimilar cultural values in the two countries -values that influenced personal attitudes and thus the horizon of understanding where religion and authoritative text were interpreted. The reasoning of the respondents also sheds light on the importance of specific sacred texts when religious norms were developed individually. From a psychological point of view, the implementation of the egalitarian attitudes represented by numerous respondents may have positive effects for Muslim women living in patriarchal societies. ARTICLE HISTORY

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‘My Husband is My Key to Paradise.’ Attitudes of Muslims in Indonesia and Norway to Spousal Roles and Wife-Beating

Eidhamar

2017

Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

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“…In the same vein, physical aggression, hostility (i.e., readiness for physical aggression), childhood history of abuse, exposure to domestic violence, and history of perpetrating partner violence have been associated with relationship violence (Cowan, 2000;Gover et al, 2008;White and Smith, 2009;Gallagher, 2011). Also, adversarial sexual beliefs and approval of patriarchal norms have been associated with endorsement of sexual violence and lower propensity to validate spousal abuse (Burt, 1980;Ahmad et al, 2004).…”

Section: Gender-based Relationship Violence and Socio-demographic Facmentioning

confidence: 99%

Development, Validity, and Reliability Analyses of Beliefs about Relationship Violence against Women Scale and Gender Stereotypes and Beliefs in Nigeria

Fakunmoju

Bammeke

Oyekanmi

et al. 2016

International Journal of Asian Social Science

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This article describes development, validity, and reliability analyses of Beliefs about Relationship Violence against Women Scale (BEREVIWOS) and Gender Stereotypes and Beliefs (GESTABE). BEREVIWOS consisted of 13 items measuring beliefs about physical violence (4 items), psychological manipulation and control (5 items), and sexual violence against women (4 items 59 Contribution/ OriginalityThis study contributes in the existing literature psychometric properties of beliefs associated with relationship violence against women and gender stereotypes and beliefs. By demonstrating hypothetical relationships between psychological variables and the scales in a developing society, the study advances knowledge about gender-based violence beyond data primarily derived from developed societies.

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“…A range of factors are linked to high risk of abuse among immigrant women: economic difficulties, having children and being unmarried (Vives-Cases et al 2010); lack of social support and social networks (Menjivar and Salcido 2002); lack of knowledge and access to social services (Das Dasgupta 2000); male domination and patriarchy (Ahmad et al 2004).…”

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Neighbourhood context and abuse among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Canada: findings from the Maternity Experiences Survey

Daoud

O’Campo

Urquia

et al. 2012

Int J Public Health

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Objectives To examine the relationship between neighbourhood deprivation and concentration of immigrants, and abuse among immigrant women versus non-immigrant women. Methods Using data from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey (un-weighted sample N = 5,679 and weighted sample N = 68,719) linked to the neighbourhoods Census data, we performed contextual analysis to compare abuse prevalence among: immigrants B5 years, immigrants [5 years and Canadian-born. We identified two level effect modifiers: living in high (B15 % of households at or below low-income cut-off-[LICO]) versus low-income ([15 % below LICO) neighbourhoods and living in high (C25 %) versus low immigrant (\25 %) neighbourhoods. Individual socioeconomic position (SEP), family variables and neighbourhood SEP or percentage of immigrants were considered in different logistic regression models. Results Immigrant women were less likely to experience abuse even upon adjustment for individual SEP, family variables and neighbourhood characteristics. The protective effect of the neighborhood was stronger among immigrant women living in low-income and high immigrant neighborhoods, irrespective of length of stay in Canada. Conclusion Policies and interventions to reduce abuse among immigrant women need to consider neighbourhood's SEP and concentration of immigrants.

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Patriarchal Beliefs and Perceptions of Abuse among South Asian Immigrant Women

Cited by 160 publications

References 31 publications

‘My Husband is My Key to Paradise.’ Attitudes of Muslims in Indonesia and Norway to Spousal Roles and Wife-Beating

‘My Husband is My Key to Paradise.’ Attitudes of Muslims in Indonesia and Norway to Spousal Roles and Wife-Beating

Development, Validity, and Reliability Analyses of Beliefs about Relationship Violence against Women Scale and Gender Stereotypes and Beliefs in Nigeria

Neighbourhood context and abuse among immigrant and non-immigrant women in Canada: findings from the Maternity Experiences Survey

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