Type:	Journal Article
Title:	“ . . . There is no war here; it is only the relationship that makes us scared”: factors having an impact on domestic violence in Liberian refugee communities in South Australia
Other Titles:	Violence against women
Authors:	Zannettino, Lana
Keywords:	Risk factors;Refugee communities;CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse)
Categories:	Culturally and Linguistically Diverse / Migrant / Refugee communities
Year:	2012
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	18 (7), July 2012
Notes:	This article explores the factors that have an impact on domestic violence in African refugee communities, with specific reference to the Liberian community in South Australia. Seventeen focus group discussions were undertaken with women participants of the Liberian Women’s Gathering. The nested ecological model (Dutton, 2001; Heise, 1998) is used to conceptualize the factors having an impact on domestic violence. The findings suggest that disruption to traditional gender roles has an impact on domestic violence at the cultural, socioeconomic, familial, and individual levels and that women’s experience of domestic violence must be understood in relation to the acute and prolonged stressors of war, loss, and displacement. [?2012 SAGE Publications. All rights reserved. For further information, visit SAGE Publications link.]
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13011
ISSN:	1077-8012
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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