title: The impact of culture and minority status on women's experience of domestic violence.
abstract: The influence of culture and ethnic background on women's experience of domestic violence has been explored in research only recently. Here the authors review research about the impact of culture and minority status in the United States on women's experience of domestic violence, considering family structure,immigration, acculturation, oppression, and community response. The authors encourage researchers and service providers to acknowledge the effects on women of sociopolitical dynamics, including racism, and to identify specific aspects of culture that are relevant to intimate partner abuse.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community and Prevention Research in Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: Aarati
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasturirangan
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riger
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000374:Aggression; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*