Shame, Family Honor, and Dating Abuse: Lessons From an Exploratory Study of South Asian Muslims
Abstract
Generally, South Asian Muslim communities reject dating and view it as shameful. Despite this, many South Asian Muslims still engage in dating. These traditional norms, however, remain influential and a part of the cultural context in which dating abuse occurs. This exploratory study examines South Asian Muslims’ perceptions of how cultural norms forbidding dating and constructing it as shameful may affect women’s experiences of dating abuse. Findings indicate these cultural norms may prompt fear of parental and community reactions to dating as well as strong relationship attachment. These then have implications for disclosure, help seeking, and ending abusive relationships.
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Fear of being perceived as a failure deters male survivors from disclosing.
“Fear of being perceived as a failure deters male survivors from disclosing, mirroring concerns among South Asian female survivors, for whom family honour and ostracisation are key barriers [55, 56].”
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- Authors
- Couture-Carron, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Venue
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-01-03
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 15-16
- Pages
- 2004-2023
- ISSN
- 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8448
- OpenAlex
- W2997743493
- Cited by
- 25
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 1.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Demography › Elder Abuse and Neglect
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Keywords
- South Asian Muslims, shame, family honor, cultural norms, dating, women's experiences of abuse, help-seeking, disclosure, intimate partner violence
- MeSH terms
- Help-Seeking Behavior, Intimate Partner Violence, Adult, Asia, Canada, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Interviews as Topic, Islam, Male, Parents, Shame, Spouse Abuse, Disclosure, Qualitative Research, Young Adult
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