I kind of agree with Genau. There is hidden abuse behind many unexpected doors- in all cultures and classes. I accept that in some cultures I would be considered a second class citizen because I am female, and I do consider that very, very wrong. I believe that when there is a language barrier and certain attitudes are ingrained because of a persons culture than it is harder to break that abuse cycle. Even if the abuser and abused party both know it's very wrong. I can think of individuals that I have dealt with (at work) whom have suffered terrible abuse and on top of breaking free from their abuser (and i know how hard that can be from personal experiance) have to get over some fear of shaming the family. Yes there are networks for people from all manner of cultures, however when a non English speaking person has no other contact outside the family, how do they know about these? Which ever way, the abuse of another for whatever percieved reason or justification is just plain wrong.