Citation

Lee M. Violence Against Women 2013; 19(11): 1350-1369.

Affiliation

Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801213514486

PMID

24367062

Abstract

Many studies have attributed the disproportionately high rate of domestic violence in Asian communities to Asian patriarchal "cultural norms" and the psychological and behavioral traits that these norms produce in individuals. This article seeks to expand the scope of domestic violence analysis beyond these individual and cultural frameworks, arguing that Asian domestic violence is also a product of larger scale, social systems of inequality. By examining the funding criteria of the Family Violence Prevention Services Administration (FVPSA) and the Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) standard used by Robin Hood, my research shows how state and private organizations systematically devalue and underfund minority-targeted programs.

Language: en