Violence Against Women
Volume 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-161

Marriage Migration, Patriarchal Bargains, and Wife Abuse: A Study of South Asian Women (Article)

Chaudhuri S.* , Morash M. , Yingling J.
  • a Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States
  • b Michigan State University, East Lansing, United States
  • c South Dakota State University, Brookings, United States

Abstract

This article contributes to the literature on wife abuse by using the patriarchal bargaining framework, which highlights the issue of agency as women strive to achieve their goals within the constraints of family and culture. Study participants were recent South Asian immigrants to the United States. Narrative analysis revealed that patriarchal constraints in natal families, culture, and expectations of benefits gained through marriage influenced many of the women to migrate for marriage. When husbands enforced extreme patriarchy with abuse, women's personal efforts to contain abuse were largely ineffective. However, advocacy agency interventions did help some women break out of extreme patriarchy. © The Author(s) 2014.

Author Keywords

domestic violence South Asia patriarchal bargain

Index Keywords

cultural anthropology human Asia ethnology family size Spouse Abuse Family Characteristics marriage United States Humans male female Behavior partner violence migration Emigration and Immigration Battered Women Power (Psychology) battered woman Culture
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84898678500&doi=10.1177%2f1077801214521326&partnerID=40&md5=9af81effce19b22ef613d7080e2c76b6
DOI: 10.1177/1077801214521326
ISSN: 10778012
Cited by: 32
Original Language: English