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- Title
An ethnographic-feminist study of Jordanian women's experiences of domestic violence and process of resolution.
- Authors
Safadi, Reema; Swigart, Valerie; Hamdan-Mansour, Ayman M; Banimustafa, Radwan; Constantino, Rose E
- 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.
- Publication
Health care for women international, 2013, Vol 34, Issue 9, p775
- ISSN
1096-4665
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1080/07399332.2012.673661