Domestic Abuse in the UK Sri Lankan Tamil Community: Understanding Shame
Prof Doc Thesis
Neville, P. 2022. Domestic Abuse in the UK Sri Lankan Tamil Community: Understanding Shame. Prof Doc Thesis University of East London School of Psychology https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8v619
Authors | Neville, P. |
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Type | Prof Doc Thesis |
Abstract | Introduction: Shame resulting from domestic abuse can have wide-reaching negative consequences for victim-survivors. Shame has been theorised as a transcultural, transdiagnostic, embodied emotion, the experience of which differs according to the norms and expectations of groups. More therefore needs to be understood on behalf of mental health services about the group-specific experiences of shame, to be able to provide targeted support for victim-survivors. No studies have previously examined the shame-experiences of Sri Lankan Tamil victim-survivors. Tamil culture holds honour and shame as key values, and understand health through a holistic, social determinants model, which fits with a shame-focussed approach to therapeutic care. Understanding shame may therefore be important to developing culturally-appropriate therapeutic care for Tamil victim-survivors. |
Keywords | Domestic Abuse; Shame; Sri Lankan; Tamil |
Year | 2022 |
Publisher | University of East London |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.15123/uel.8v619 |
File | License File Access Level Anyone |
Publication dates | |
Online | 16 Jan 2012 |
Publication process dates | |
Submitted | 12 Aug 2022 |
Deposited | 16 Jan 2023 |
https://repository.uel.ac.uk/item/8v619
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