Many studies have attributed the disproportionately high rate of domestic violence in Asian communities to Asian patriarchal cultural norms and the psychological and behavioral traits that these norms produce in individuals.
Many studies have attributed the disproportionately high rate of domestic violence in Asian communities to Asian patriarchal cultural norms and the psychological and behavioral traits that these norms produce in individuals. This article seeks to expand the scope of domestic violence analysis beyond these individual and cultural frameworks, arguing that Asian domestic violence is also a product of larger scale, social systems of inequality. By examining the funding criteria of the Family Violence Prevention Services Administration FVPSA and the Quality-Adjusted Life Year QALY standard used by Robin Hood, my research shows how state and private organizations systematically devalue and underfund minority-targeted programs. Abstract published by arrangement with Sage.