Type:	Non-Fiction
Title:	Body evidence : intimate violence against South Asian women in America
Authors:	Dasgupta, Shamita Das
Keywords:	CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse);Religious groups;Cross-cultural
Year:	2007
Publisher:	Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick
Notes:	General Overview: This book is a collection of eighteen essays on domestic and other violence against South Asian women in America. Discussion: The first part of the book outlines the dynamics of domestic violence for South Asian women in America. The importance of the family unit, the shame of divorce, the role of the mother-in-law in controlling her daughter-in-law’s behaviour and a range of other cultural specifics affect a South Asian woman’s experience of domestic violence and her ability to escape it. The particular circumstances of Muslim women and Nepali women are outlined in chapters 2 and 3. The fourth chapter discusses the control of female sexuality and sexual violence. The anti-Muslim backlash after 11 September 2001 may have increased levels of domestic violence but made reporting it even more problematic. The second part of the book addresses anti-domestic violence work, including work addressing mental health, eating disorders, child sex abuse and violence against lesbians. Results of research on attitudes to domestic violence in the Jain community are reported. The third part considers how the South Asian women fare in the American legal system. The role of expert evidence about Indian culture is considered, as is the plight of South Asian women on H-1B (dependent spouse) visas and battered South Asian women before the courts. The fourth and final part of the book considers both national and transnational advocacy for H-1B visa holders, Bangladeshi victims of acid violence and victims of sexual exploitation.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/11468
ISBN:	9780813539812
Physical description:	xi, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Appears in Collections:	Books

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