On the Road to Social Death: A Grounded Theory Study of the Emotional and Social Effects of Honor Killing on Families—A Palestinian Perspective
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2019-06-10
Authors
Khatib, Salam
Edge, Dawn
Speed, Shaun
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Abstract
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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grounded theory , honor killing , Palestinian , family perspective , social death