Narratives of suffering of South Asian immigrant survivors of domestic violence.
This article examines the narratives of suffering expressed by a group of South Asian immigrant survivors of domestic violence who accessed a mental health clinic in New York City. These accounts illustrate women's own perceptions of their suffering and symptoms and provide a window into the South Asian immigrant community's ideologies and moral domains regarding gender, violence, and sickness, as well as how individuals vary in their endorsement of these ideologies. The women's narratives illustrate how migration and culture interact with the deeply personal experience of suffering caused by domestic and sexual violence.
Kallivayalil
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Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, 26 Central Street, Somerville, MA 02143, USA. diyajk@gmail.com
D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D003469:Culture; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006262:Health; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D009519:New York City; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D017741:Survivors