title: An ethnographic-feminist study of Jordanian women's experiences of domestic violence and process of resolution.
abstract: We interviewed 12 Jordanian women who had experienced domestic violence (DV) and were receiving assistance at the Jordanian Women's Union (JWU). Our aim was to explore the history and factors supporting attainment of freedom from DV. Narratives revealed themes of DV toward girls; forced marriage; physical, psychological, or sexual abuse before and during marriage; and escalation and enduring DV. Escaping from DV required family and JWU support. In the context of a strongly patriarchal, religious society, we observed a process of resolution by shifting cultural values and themes of empowerment, with an undercurrent of suffering blamed on inequalities in the legal process.
authors: a Department of Maternity and Child Health Nursing , The University of Jordan , Amman , Jordan.
authors: Reema
authors: R
authors: Safadi
authors: Valerie
authors: V
authors: Swigart
authors: Ayman M
authors: AM
authors: Hamdan-Mansour
authors: Radwan
authors: R
authors: Banimustafa
authors: Rose E
authors: RE
authors: Constantino
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D007597:Jordan; D008393:Marriage / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D011247:Pregnancy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012747:Sexual Partners; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health / Q000208:ethnology*