title: Domestic Violence: Intersection of Culture, Gender and Context.
abstract: This study examines South Asian women's experience of domestic violence in Hong Kong. Despite the proliferation of literature on domestic violence, this issue remain unexplored in the discourse of domestic violence in Hong Kong. A qualitative research approach through face to face interview with 14 women was employed. Participants were recruited through purposive and snowball sampling. Findings from this study highlight the importance of considering the social and cultural influence on how women perceived and construct their experiences of abuse.Implications for practice and policies are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, AS 3, Level 4, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 3 Arts Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117570, Singapore. swkjct@nus.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Jenny C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Tonsing
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D036301:Qualitative Research; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Culture; Domestic violence; Hong Kong; South Asian