Experiences and Perceptions of Violence Among Roma Women in Türkiye: <i>"My husband used to humiliate me in front of his friends, that's violence!"</i>
SAGE OPEN, cilt.16, sa.3, 2026 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1177/21582440261464901
- Dergi Adı: SAGE OPEN
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Directory of Open Access Journals, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study aims to examine Roma women's experiences of family and partner violence, focusing on social and cultural norms, family dynamics and coping strategies. It was conducted using a phenomenological design to explore the multidimensional nature and social contexts of violence experienced by Roma women. Using snowball and criterion sampling methods, a total of 22 women of Roma ethnic origin, aged between 18 and 74, were interviewed. As a result of the thematic analysis, the findings were categorised into four main themes: (1) Social and cultural norms, (2) Family dynamics and communication, (3) Multidimensionality and normalisation of violence and (4) Root family support against violence and mechanisms to combat violence. The findings clearly reveal the implicit relationship between violence experienced by Roma women and social and cultural norms, family dynamics and communication. What comes forward is a need for responses that work with community realities and that can rebuild trust with institutions. The findings facilitate the identification of the multidimensional nature of violence and women's support and coping mechanisms against violence. They are valuable in underlining that violence is not only physical but also psychological and economic. This study shows that Roma women live with different forms of family and partner violence, often connected with jealousy, early marriage and unequal roles at home and shaped by intersecting inequalities related to gender, ethnicity, poverty and social exclusion.