TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The role of culture in the justification and perpetuation of domestic violence: the perspectives of service providers in Kyrgyzstan
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Childress, Saltanat
A1  - Shrestha, Nibedita
A1  - Kenensarieva, Kanykei
A1  - Urbaeva, Jildyz
A1  - Schrag, Rachel Voth
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The study explores the perspectives of service providers on cultural and social reasons used to justify domestic violence in Kyrgyzstan. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that cultural norms, notably patriarchal customs, immense pressure put on women to save the marriage, stigma of divorce, low status assigned to women, wide acceptance of violence as natural, and fear of retaliation were major reasons that perpetuated domestic violence. Scholars, policymakers, and service providers must collaborate to actively dispel widely accepted beliefs about gender, marriage, and women's status, and to break the cycle of abuse providing help at the individual and community levels.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231186814
ID  - ref1
ER  -