Domestic Economic Abuse - The Violence of Money

Singh tells the stories of 12 Anglo-Celtic and Indian women in Australia who survived economic abuse, describing the lived experience of coercive control underlying economic abuse across cultures.

List of contents

1 Introduction: Economic abuse is the untold story of family violence
2 Carol: The joint account becomes a medium of abuse
3 Ekta: The 'good son' sends her money to his parents
4 Rina: Dowry is economic, emotional and physical abuse
5 Geeta: He gave me coins, not notes
6 Karen: 'I've been a single mother for most of my married life'
7 Asha: 'You now belong to my family and your money is mine'
8 Chitra: He and his family abused her for she did not behave 'like a good wife'
9 Prema: He married her to get permanent residence
10 Betty: After he died she recognised it as economic abuse
11 Heer: She knew she should leave but was in a silent 'cultural bind'
12 Bala: A story of torture, survival and empowerment
13 Enid: Talking of money
14 Conclusion

About the author

Supriya Singh is a sociologist of money, migration and family. She is Honorary Professor at the Graduate School of Business and Law, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University.

Summary

Singh tells the stories of 12 Anglo-Celtic and Indian women in Australia who survived economic abuse, describing the lived experience of coercive control underlying economic abuse across cultures.

Product details

• Authors: Supriya Singh, Singh Supriya
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9781032014319
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3201431-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: Routledge Advances in Sociology
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / General, Personal finance, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, EDUCATION / Finance, SELF-HELP / Abuse, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, Coping with personal problems, Gender studies, gender groups, Violence in society, domestic violence, Violence and abuse in society, Domestic abuse, Coping with / advice about abuse, Funding of education & student finance, Funding of education and student finance