ABSTRACT
The scope of domestic violence scholarship has overwhelmingly focused on researching the victimization of women and children and on the pathologies perpetuating domestic violence (Alhabib, Nur, & Jones, 2010; Hamby, McDonald & Grych, 2014; Mears & Visher, 2005). However, the health factors among men that are associated with domestic violence are understudied (Drijber, Reijnders, & Ceelen, 2013; Hearn, 2013). Failure to understand the full scope and implications of domestic violence, including the lived experiences of men, limits our ability to understand the public health magnitude of domestic violence. In this chapter, we draw attention to the linkages between domestic violence and men’s health. More importantly, we take a closer look at the connections between domestic violence and men’s health among ethnic minority men (e.g., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, Native American). Our goal is to discern how structural acts of oppression—including racial, ethnic, and gender discriminations—are associated with domestic violence and how they contribute to ethnic minority men’s health disparities.
