Journal of Social Distress and The Homeless 

About: Journal of Social Distress and The Homeless is an academic journal published by Maney Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Mental health & Population. It has an ISSN identifier of 1053-0789. Over the lifetime, 468 publications have been published receiving 5918 citations. The journal is also known as: Journal of social distress and homelessness & Social distress and the homeless.

The Common-Sense Model of Illness Representation: Theoretical and Practical Considerations

Abstract: This article focuses on several areas. After reviewing the most commonly used approaches in the study of health behaviors, (e.g., the medical model, the health belief model, and the theory of reasoned action) the common-sense model is presented as an alternative. By presenting evidence across a wide range of illness domains, we demonstrate the usefulness of the common-sense, self-regulatory approach. We then discuss the importance of the common-sense model for health research among minorities. We conclude the article with examples of the operationalization of illness representations in past research and directions for future research.

Charting the Course: An Overview of Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community in the United States

Abstract: In the South Asian community in the United States, domestic violence is a prevalent problem of significant magnitude. Although the community stridently denies the existence of this horror, women have been systematically organizing antiviolence-against-women work for the last 15 years. At this time, it is a vibrant movement struggling with several complex issues that are perhaps less common in the dominant white community. As in the lives of immigrant women of color, much of the intricacies of domestic violence in the South Asian context emerge from the intersections of race, class, and residency status problems. Consequently, a slew of personal, institutional, and cultural barriers commingle to form roadblocks for battered South Asian women, who attempt to escape family violence. As the needs of battered South Asian first and second generation women enlarge and become more perceptible, the community-based organizations have to ready themselves for more complicated activities in the future.

Domestic Violence in the South Asian Muslim Immigrant Population in the United States

Abstract: This paper describes the phenomenon of domestic violence in the South Asian Muslim population living in the United States. Religion, culture, and family play significant and positive roles in the lives of South Asian women. This paper highlights some of the problematic areas in which these institutions are not responding to the needs of women. These findings are based upon the author's work in a committee for the prevention of domestic violence in the Muslim community and upon personal experience of the South Asian culture.

Acculturative Stress in the Adjustment of Immigrant Families

Abstract: This study reviews the issue of accuLturative stress in immigrant families. AccuLturative stress includes behaviors experienced by immigrants that are a direct consequence of the process of accultu...

Isolation as a Form of Marital Violence: The South Asian Immigrant Experience

Abstract: Isolation is an important factor in marital abuse among South Asian immigrant families It lends itself to the invisibility immigrant women experience based on their ethno-gender status in the United States Drawn from unstructured interviews with abused South Asian immigrant women, three different levels of isolation are explained The first level involves the quality of a woman's relationship with her spouse; the second is related to the frequency and quality of social interaction with friends, relatives, and coworkers; and the third is explained in terms of the level of access to and participation in the ethnic community and other formal institutions