RT Article
T1 Patriarchy, political enmity, and domestic violence: Exploring abusive mixed intimate partnerships in a conflict zone
JF International review of victimology
VO 28
IS 3
SP 305
OP 329
A1 Erez, Edna
A2 Sela-Shayovitz, Revital
A2 Ibarra, Peter R.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1814219218
AB Mixed couples face more marital conflict than endogamous couples. Drawing on intersectional theory and narrative victimology, this study examines women’s accounts of abuse in mixed heterosexual Arab/Palestinian–Israeli Jewish intimate partnerships amid the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The narratives of 25 women formerly in an abusive relationship are the primary data, which are supplemented by a comprehensive list of calls seeking advice or intervention from a non-governmental organization (NGO) that assists women in mixed relationships, and the NGO’s recorded in-service training sessions during which social workers discuss clients’ plights and abuse exposure. Consistent with research on mixed couples, the women’s narratives connect their abuse to differences, dynamics, and tensions rooted in cultural, religious, and social beliefs and practices. Importantly, the narratives also highlight how the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amplifies and escalates the women’s abuse. Intersections of gender, religion, and nationality as well as life in a conflict zone critically affect the abuse dynamic the women experience. The article concludes with a discussion of the relevance of narrative victimology and political enmity for intersectional approaches to domestic violence.
K1 narrative victimology
K1 Israeli Jew/Arab/Palestinian
K1 enmity
K1 conflict zone
K1 political conflict
K1 Domestic Violence
K1 Intersectionality
K1 Mixed couples
DO 10.1177/02697580221079961