Wife abuse among Indians in the U.S.

The purpose of my study is to contribute to our understanding of the complex ways in which race/ethnicity, class, gender and legal status intersect to shape the experiences of wife abuse among women. In this study, I analyze the experiences of one group of abused women -- Indian women in the U.S....

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Main Author:	Mehrotra, Meeta
Other Authors:	Sociology
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Language:	en
Published:	Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:	LD5655.V855 1995.M447
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41112 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-172609/

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spelling	ndltd-VTETD-oai-vtechworks.lib.vt.edu-10919-411122021-10-29T05:32:06Z Wife abuse among Indians in the U.S. Mehrotra, Meeta Sociology LD5655.V855 1995.M447 The purpose of my study is to contribute to our understanding of the complex ways in which race/ethnicity, class, gender and legal status intersect to shape the experiences of wife abuse among women. In this study, I analyze the experiences of one group of abused women -- Indian women in the U.S. I examine how Indian women's experience of abuse, and their reaction to it is shaped by the patriarchal gender relations within the family, as well as by their class status, their legal status, and their status as a minority racial/ethnic group in the U.S. I also examine Indian women's strategies of accommodation, negotiation and resistance to abuse. Master of Science 2014-03-14T21:29:23Z 2014-03-14T21:29:23Z 1995 2009-02-13 2009-02-13 2009-02-13 Thesis Text etd-02132009-172609 http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41112 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02132009-172609/ en OCLC# 34103551 LD5655.V855_1995.M447.pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ vi, 107 leaves BTD application/pdf application/pdf Virginia Tech
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Wife abuse among Indians in the U.S.

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