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On the road to social death: A grounded theory study of the emotional and social effects of honor killing on families—A Palestinian perspective
Khatib, Salam Edge, Dawn Speed, Shaun
Khatib, Salam
Edge, Dawn
Speed, Shaun
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2019-06-10
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Despite high rates of domestic violence and increased rates of honor killing (HK) over the past decade, there is a paucity of empirical data about how HK affects family members. This study used grounded theory to explore the emotional and social effects of HK on 23 family members of murdered women and found that HK failed to achieve the restoration of honor. Following HK, families subsequently entered a protracted process of grief compounded by negative social interactions, which led to a form of “social death.” The road to social death was a painful and continuous social process, which, for many, never abated.
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Khatib, S., Edge, D., & Speed, S. (2019). On the road to social death: A grounded theory study of the emotional and social effects of honor killing on families—A Palestinian perspective. Violence Against Women, 26(9), 1008-1032. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219847289
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SAGE Publications
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Violence Against Women
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10.1177/1077801219847289
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1077-8012
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1552-8448