A Web Model of Domestic Violence and Abuse in Muslim Communities—A Multi Perspective IPA Approach

Rahmanara Chowdhury () and Belinda Winder
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Rahmanara Chowdhury: Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Markfield LE67 9SY, UK
Belinda Winder: Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit, Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE), NTU Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham NG1 4FQ, UK

Social Sciences, 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: This paper brings together two qualitative studies exploring how domestic violence and abuse (DVA) manifests within UK Muslim communities. Study one was conducted with UK-based Muslim female survivors of DVA ( n = 10). Study two was conducted with UK professionals working in a supportive capacity with both DVA victims/survivors and those perpetrating abuse within Muslim communities ( n = 9). Through a multi-perspective interpretative phenomenological lens, the two data sets were analysed for overarching themes. These themes were subsequently used to develop a graphical representation of the findings. The resulting outcome was the web model of DVA. The model identifies the trajectories and interactions at four levels in relation to DVA in Muslim communities. It is argued that this model has increased capacity for understanding the extended nature of how DVA manifests for UK Muslim communities, with a particular emphasis on the active role of faith and additional nuances often missed by singular methodological approaches. The model is recommended for use by services as a means toward individually tailored client care. Recommendations are made in relation to inclusive and decolonial approaches within gender-related violence research relating to minority communities in the UK.

Keywords: domestic violence; domestic abuse; intimate partner abuse; coercive control; Muslim communities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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