Forced Dependency and Legal Barriers: Implications of the UK’s Immigration and Social Security Policies for Minoritized Women Living in Abusive Intimate Relationships in Northern Ireland

Forced Dependency and Legal Barriers: Implications of the UK’s Immigration and Social Security Policies for Minoritized Women Living in Abusive Intimate Relationships in Northern Ireland

This paper examines the complexities of the help-seeking process of minoritized women (primarily asylum-seekers and immigrants) experiencing domestic violence in Northern Ireland. The term ‘minoritized’ is used here to emphasize that “minority” status is not a static or innate trait of certain grou...

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Main Authors: Monica McWilliams, Priyam Yarnell, Molly Churchill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law 2014-11-01
Series:Oñati Socio-Legal Series
Subjects:
Domestic violence
immigration
social security
ethnic minorities
forced dependency
Violencia doméstica
Online Access:https://opo.iisj.net/index.php/osls/article/view/540
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