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Body Evidence - Intimate Violence against South Asian Women in America (Paperback)
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Body Evidence - Intimate Violence against South Asian Women in America (Paperback)
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"This book offers powerful insights into the experiences of South
Asian battered women in the U.S."-Natalie Sokoloff, professor of
sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of
New York "If you can read just one book to understand domestic
violence in this country, read Body Evidence. Dasgupta brings
brilliant voices together to explicate the meanings of sexuality,
class, ethnicity, gender, and legal status in the struggle to end
violence against women in intimate relationships."-Dr. Ellen Pence,
director of Praxis International "The strength of this volume lies
in its diversity of views. This book brings a new set of articles
into the discourse on violence against women."-Margaret Abraham,
author of Speaking the Unspeakable: Marital Violence among South
Asian Immigrants in the United States When South Asians immigrated
to the United States in the 1970s, they were passionately driven to
achieve economic stability and socialize the next generation to
retain the traditions of their home culture. The immigrant
community went to great lengths to project an impeccable public
image by denying the existence of social problems such as domestic
violence, sexual assault, mental illness, racism, and
intergenerational conflict. It was not until recently that activist
groups have worked to bring these issues out into the open. In Body
Evidence, more than twenty scholars and public health professionals
uncover the unique challenges faced by victims of domestic violence
in South Asian American communities. Topics include cultural
obsession with women's chastity and virginity; the continued
silence surrounding family-based child sexual abuse and intimate
violence among women who identify themselves as lesbian, bisexual,
or transgender; the consequences of refusing marriage proposals or
failing to meet dowry demands; and, ultimately, the ways in which
the U.S. courts often confuse and exacerbate the plights of these
women. Shamita Das Dasgupta is an adjunct assistant professor of
clinical law at New York University's School of Law and cofounder
of Manavi, Inc.
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