South Asian Albertan Men's Understandings of Spousal Violence. (August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bajwa, Jasmine; Merali, Noorfarah
• Is Part Of: Violence against women. Volume 27:Number 10(2021)
• Page Start: 1525
• Page End: 1547
• Publication Date: 2021-08
• Subjects: South Asian -- men -- violence; Abused women -- Periodicals; Women -- Crimes against -- Periodicals; Violent crimes -- Periodicals; Femmes victimes de violence -- Périodiques; Femmes, Crimes contre les -- Périodiques; Crimes violents -- Périodiques; 362.8292
• DOI: 10.1177/1077801220945031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1077-8012

Abstract

This qualitative study investigated understandings of spousal violence among 17 South Asian men residing in Alberta, Canada using focus groups. Thematic analysis revealed men's ignorance about sexual coercion as a form of abuse, although they had a solid understanding of physical and financial abuse. The men identified novel forms of emotional torture, as well as two types of transnational abuses that occur in their communities which have not emerged from previous studies: framing wives for false crimes across international borders and forced participation in family chain migration. Implications for violence prevention, assessment, intervention, and transnational law enforcement are discussed.