DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE ARAB AMERICAN POPULATION: TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS THROUGH COMMUNITY EDUCATION

The purpose of this research was to assess and provide community interventions for victims of domestic violence in the Arab American immigrant population in a large midwestern city of the United States. The theoretical framework of critical social theory provided the context for the research. A surv...

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Published in:Issues in mental health nursing 1999, Vol.20 (3), p.199-215
Main Author: Anahid Dervartanian Kulwicki, June Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Arabs - education
Arabs - psychology
Attitude to Health - ethnology
Community-Institutional Relations
Domestic Violence - ethnology
Domestic Violence - prevention & control
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Mass Media
Michigan - epidemiology
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Nursing
Program Development
Social Environment
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:The purpose of this research was to assess and provide community interventions for victims of domestic violence in the Arab American immigrant population in a large midwestern city of the United States. The theoretical framework of critical social theory provided the context for the research. A survey tool for assessing domestic violence was administered in the homes of 202 Arab American immigrants, followed by open discussion with the Arabic data collector. Findings from the research were used to develop and implement specific community education programs and clinic resources for the local immigrant population.
ISSN:0161-2840
1096-4673
DOI:10.1080/016128499248619