Culturally driven violence against women a growing problem in Canada's immigrant communities

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Physical Description: electronic
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1 electronic text (21 p. : ill.) : digital file.
Publisher: Winnipeg, Man. : Frontier Centre for Public Policy, 2010.

General Note:	New March 2011.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-20).
Formatted Contents Note:	A primer on the traditions and values of selected immigrant communities -- The purpose of this paper -- Who are the South Asian immigrants? -- What is "honour killing"? -- The scope of the problem -- Strong traditional patriarchy in a cultural context -- Patriarchal power is more intense at home than abroad -- An additional problem : the pecking order and immigrant women-on-women violence -- Crimes of "honour" in immigrant communities -- Policy recommendations -- Endnotes.