Journal article
No resting place: African American women at the crossroads of violence
Violence against women, Vol.11(12), pp.1473-1489
12/2005
DOI: 10.1177/1077801205280275
PMID: 16247112
Abstract
Seeking safe places after leaving abusive relationships is often an intricate process for African American women. Survivor-victims of gender violence frequently experience ongoing trauma because of race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and other stigmatizing social identities. All too often, women of color must handle leaving the gender violence simultaneously with the ongoing threat of cultural violence. The intersection of gender and cultural violence (e.g., racism, discrimination) complicate African American women's ability to obtain and sustain safe environments. These intersections are critical crossroads in African American women's lives. The results of this womanist and Black feminist study are presented in an alternative way to highlight the primacy of respondents' voices. In addition, suggestions to inform the practice of research with African American women are included.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- No resting place: African American women at the crossroads of violence
- Creators
- Janette Y Taylor - University of Iowa College of Nursing, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Violence against women, Vol.11(12), pp.1473-1489
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1177/1077801205280275
- PMID
- 16247112
- ISSN
- 1077-8012
- eISSN
- 1552-8448
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2005
- Academic Unit
- African American Studies; Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies
- Record Identifier
- 9983985890102771
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