Faith in freedom : Muslim immigrant women's experiences of domestic violence /

Faith in freedom : Muslim immigrant women's experiences of domestic violence /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ghafournia, Nafiseh, author.
Imprint:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia : Melbourne University Press, 2019. ©2019
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Islamic studies series ; 27 MUP Islamic studies series ; 27.
Subject:	Marital violence -- Australia. Marital violence -- Religious aspects. Muslim women -- Crimes against -- Australia. Women immigrants -- Crimes against -- Australia. Marital violence. Women immigrants -- Crimes against. Australia.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12590750

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ISBN:	9780522874297 0522874290 9780522874280 9780522874273
Digital file characteristics:	text file EPUB 673KB
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Nafiseh Ghafournia completed her PhD in Social Policy and Gender Studies at The University of Sydney in 2017. Her research revolves around domestic violence, social policy, gender and immigration. She has published several papers on religion and domestic violence, Islamic feminism, domestic violence policy, immigration policy, culture, domestic violence and intersectionality. She has also worked as amulticultural health liaison officer in NSW health. Print version record.
Summary:	How do Australian Muslim immigrant women understand domestic violence? How do they experience domestic violence? How do they respond to domestic violence? What role does their faith play? How do immigration-related factors intersect with culture, religion and gender to shape the women's experiences of domestic violence and responses to it? Faith in Freedom answers the above questions by analysing the Muslim immigrant women's own narratives of domestic violence. The study contributes to understandings of the intersections between factors such as gender, culture, religion and immigration, and the ways in which different social locations interact in Muslim immigrant women's experiences of abuse. Faith in Freedom examines the implications of feminist intersectional perspectives for service provision, social work education and policy.--

Table of Contents:

Introduction and background
Theoretical framework
Profiles of the participants
Women's perceptions and experiences of domestic violence
Women's responses to domestic violence
Immigration
Culture and religion
Conclusion.