TY - JOUR
T1 - Domestic Violence in Cross-border Marriage - A Case Study from Taiwan
AU - Williams, Lucy
AU - yu, Mei Kuei
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - This paper is concerned with the incidence of domestic violence among women in cross-border marriage, and uses Taiwan as a case study to illustrate some issues that make migrant women vulnerable to violence in the home. Throughout, we use the example of Taiwan to describe a gendered form of migration that is now a global phenomenon, and we use the phrase ‘women in cross-border marriage‘ to identify women whose migration to Taiwan has been facilitated by marriage to Taiwanese citizens. We also look at the intersection between domestic violence and cross-border marriage migration, and discuss how the experiences of domestic violence for migrant women may differ from the experiences of women in general. We consider the experience of migration as a risk factor for domestic violence and, finally, consider some issues for services working with women in cross-border marriage and look at some of the ways Taiwan has developed services to meet the needs of migrant women.
AB - This paper is concerned with the incidence of domestic violence among women in cross-border marriage, and uses Taiwan as a case study to illustrate some issues that make migrant women vulnerable to violence in the home. Throughout, we use the example of Taiwan to describe a gendered form of migration that is now a global phenomenon, and we use the phrase ‘women in cross-border marriage‘ to identify women whose migration to Taiwan has been facilitated by marriage to Taiwanese citizens. We also look at the intersection between domestic violence and cross-border marriage migration, and discuss how the experiences of domestic violence for migrant women may differ from the experiences of women in general. We consider the experience of migration as a risk factor for domestic violence and, finally, consider some issues for services working with women in cross-border marriage and look at some of the ways Taiwan has developed services to meet the needs of migrant women.
KW - Cross-border marriage
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Intercultural marriage
KW - Migration
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.1108/17479894200600032
DO - 10.1108/17479894200600032
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84992974772
VL - 2
SP - 58
EP - 69
JO - International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
JF - International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care
SN - 1747-9894
IS - 3
ER -