Domestic Violence in Immigrant Families
Uhunmwagho I. Angela
9563536
SOCW 357: Social Work, Law and Social Policy
Assignment Three: Canadian Human Rights Report
Topic – Violence against immigrant women in South Asian, African and Korean communities Instructor: Jane Birbeck
March 21st, 2011
Annotated Bibliography: Violence against Immigrant Women in South Asian, African and Korean Communities
An annotated bibliography
Annotated Bibliography Introduction
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of violence against immigrant women, specifically within South Asian, African and Korean communities in North America. The paper will examine factors that arise from the process of immigration for these cultural groups that pose as barriers to immigrant families in preserving cultural norms while maintaining their marital relationships.
This paper will highlight the experiences, barriers and intervention strategies available for immigrant women, focusing more on Canada and the United States. The paper will also examine the role of cultural values, context and immigrant status that increase susceptibility to domestic violence within immigrant families. The influence of patriarchal beliefs on perception of abuse will also be discussed in this paper. The paper will examine the laws, policies, community resources and services available to battered immigrant women in Canada and the United States, as well as examining the role of women activists in combating the problem of violence against women. The paper will further examine and challenge existing structural factors that hinder immigrant battered women from accessing available services in their communities. The paper will conclude by providing recommendations to some of these challenges discussed and emphasize the need for culturally-competent service providers and culturally-sensitive services to support these three cultural groups in the fight against domestic violence in families.
Books 1. Agnew, V. (2009). Racialized migrant
9563536
SOCW 357: Social Work, Law and Social Policy
Assignment Three: Canadian Human Rights Report
Topic – Violence against immigrant women in South Asian, African and Korean communities Instructor: Jane Birbeck
March 21st, 2011
Annotated Bibliography: Violence against Immigrant Women in South Asian, African and Korean Communities
An annotated bibliography
Annotated Bibliography Introduction
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of violence against immigrant women, specifically within South Asian, African and Korean communities in North America. The paper will examine factors that arise from the process of immigration for these cultural groups that pose as barriers to immigrant families in preserving cultural norms while maintaining their marital relationships.
This paper will highlight the experiences, barriers and intervention strategies available for immigrant women, focusing more on Canada and the United States. The paper will also examine the role of cultural values, context and immigrant status that increase susceptibility to domestic violence within immigrant families. The influence of patriarchal beliefs on perception of abuse will also be discussed in this paper. The paper will examine the laws, policies, community resources and services available to battered immigrant women in Canada and the United States, as well as examining the role of women activists in combating the problem of violence against women. The paper will further examine and challenge existing structural factors that hinder immigrant battered women from accessing available services in their communities. The paper will conclude by providing recommendations to some of these challenges discussed and emphasize the need for culturally-competent service providers and culturally-sensitive services to support these three cultural groups in the fight against domestic violence in families.
Books 1. Agnew, V. (2009). Racialized migrant
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