Reinterpreting strength and safety in a socio-cultural context, dynamics of
domestic violence and experiences of women of Japanese descent. |
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Yoshihama, M.
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3-4/2000
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Journal
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Children-and-Youth-Services-Review
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22(3/4) 207-229
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Japanese American, Women, Domestice Violence
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| Abstract |
Despite the proliferation of research on domestic violence and child abuse in the U.S. over the last two decades, experiences of women of color remain seriously understudied. This community-based study of women of Japanese descent elucidates multiple, interlocking ways in which socio-cultural factors influence their responses to partners' violence, and exposes tensions between the constraints and benefits of culture. The constraints affect physical and emotional well-being as women are pressured to endure violence. Defying cultural proscriptions has its cost, potentially depriving a woman of her cultural integrity and her support system. This article reevaluates current social policy
and programs in light of this tension, and calls for a new approach that acknowledges culture as a source of strength and support as well as its contribution to women's vulnerability to violence. (This is one of five articles in a special issue on woman abuse and child protection.). (Journal abstract, edited.)
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