Citations with the tag: ABUSED women -- United States
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- Immigrant wife abuse often a hidden shame.
Smith, Robert L. // Christian Century; 9/23/2008, Vol. 125 Issue 19, p20The article focuses on the domestic abuse of immigrant women in the U.S. It explains that many cases go unreported due to the religious beliefs held by the women and discusses a coalition of women in Ohio that is working towards ending domestic violence in immigrant families. Comments from...
- Coming to America.
Hansen, Mark // ABA Journal; Dec2009, Vol. 95 Issue 12, p9The article focuses on U visa, otherwise known as visa for undocumented immigrant crime victims in the U.S. It notes that the visa prohibits the deportation of people like the abused if they cooperate with law enforcement. Further, it highlights the case of Rati Sud, an abused woman who...
- GOOD WORKS.
Peters, Mitchell // Billboard; 10/17/2009, Vol. 121 Issue 41, p53The article discusses efforts by the performer Moby to raise money for abused women's shelters in California. Proceeds from concerts Moby will give in that state in October, 2009 will be donated to the California Partnership to End Domestic Violence. Moby anticipates he will raise $85,000, and...
- Shatter Silence over Undeclared War on Women.
Singh, Satpal // India -- West; 1/13/2012, Vol. 37 Issue 8, pA8The author discusses the increasing number of women suffering and dying from physical and domestic violence in the U.S.
- A Portrait Of Domestic Violence.
Pickert, Kate // Time; 4/1/2013, Vol. 181 Issue 12, p40A photo essay by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz is presented which depicts domestic violence and the relationship between a battered woman named Maggie and her ex-convict boyfriend Shane, including information on the 1994 U.S. Violence Against Women Act and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
- A Portrait Of Domestic Violence.
Pickert, Kate // Time International (South Pacific Edition); 4/1/2013, Vol. 181 Issue 12, p40A photo essay by Sara Naomi Lewkowicz is presented which depicts domestic violence and the relationship between a battered woman named Maggie and her ex-convict boyfriend Shane, including information on the 1994 U.S. Violence Against Women Act and the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
- BATTERED WOMEN.
Leavy, Walter // Ebony; Feb1981, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p94The article discusses the complexities of battered women in the U.S. According to Federal Bureau of Investigation, the estimated physical abuse occurs in one of every three homes where men and women live together. Experts say that men have been programmed to be aggressive while women have been...
- Restorative Justice: Does It Work for DV Victims? Part II.
Zorza, Joan // Domestic Violence Report; Apr/May2011, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p51The article discusses restorative justice (RJ) and how it works for domestic violence (DV) victims in the U.S. It notes that RJ is worse than the criminal justice system (CJS) which usually treats DV as mutual abuse and can generally endanger battered women. It stresses that those urging for RJ...
- Being Undocumented & Intimate Partner Violence (IPV): Multiple Vulnerabilities Through the Lens of Feminist Intersectionality.
Adams, Margaret E.; Campbell, Jacquelyn // Women's Health & Urban Life; May2012, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p15The 3.2 million undocumented women living in the U.S. today are among the most socially, economically and legally marginalized in our society, and subsequently the most vulnerable to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Intersecting factors of gender, ethnicity, and legal status expose undocumented...
- Abused Migrant Women in the United States: Progress, Challenges and Recommendations.
Wasileski, Gabriela; Miller, Mark J. // Global Dialogue; Summer/Fall2012, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p103The article looks at undocumented immigrant battered women in the U.S. as of 2012, focusing on the social and legal frameworks which shape how such women are treated. As with human trafficking victims, the authors say, victims of domestic violence who are undocumented immigrants are...
- Gender Bias in the Courts: Implications for Battered Mothers and Their Children.
Dragiewicz, Molly // Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly; Summer2012, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p13The article provides implications on the challenges facing battered wives and their children when attempting to implement separation in the U.S. It notes that contradictory policies, laws, and cultural beliefs put battered women in an untenable situation as they try to leave an abuser. It...
- STAGED FRIGHT.
Winter, Meaghan // Bitch Magazine: Feminist Response to Pop Culture; Winter2011, Issue 53, p15The article looks into ABC News' television show entitled "Primetime: What Would You Do?," which captures reactions of bystanders to discrimination- and abuse-related scenes in the U.S. It notes that victims and antagonists are being portrayed by men and women in the show, which is hosted by...
- South Asian Women in the U.S. and their Experience of Domestic Violence.
Mahapatra, Neely // Journal of Family Violence; Jul2012, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p381This study examined the extent of domestic violence and sociocultural factors (isolation, social support, acculturation, and patriarchy) associated with domestic violence among a community sample of 215 women of South Asian origin in the U.S. The sample is the largest to date in a study of...
