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Citation

Goel R. Violence Against Women 2005; 11(5): 639-665.

Affiliation

University of Denver College of Law, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801205274522

PMID

16043565

Abstract

This article focuses on the particular cultural factors that affect South Asian women who are abused and immigrant South Asian women who are abused, in particular, in the restorative justice process. By exploring cultural practices and the icon of Sita, the mythological heroine of the Ramayana, this article demonstrates how the South Asian ideals of womanhood and wifehood help to create a mind-set whereby South Asian women are reluctant to advocate for themselves and are reluctant to leave. Such a condition is contrary to the conditions and abilities assumed by the restorative justice movement for dispute resolution, inside or outside of domestic violence. It is concluded that restorative justice options are ill-suited to application among immigrant South Asian communities for domestic violence cases.

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