Battle Cries : Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse.

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Contrary to the stereotype of the "strong Black woman," African American women are more plagued by domestic violence than any other racial group in the United States. In fact, African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than white women and about two an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Potter, Hillary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2009.
Temas:
Intimate partner violence > United States > Case studies.
African American women > Abuse of > Case studies.
Abused women > United States > Case studies.
Violence entre partenaires > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Noires américaines > Violence envers > Études de cas.
Femmes victimes de violence > États-Unis > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Abused women
African American women > Abuse of
Intimate partner violence
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction: The Call; 2 Black Feminist Criminology and the Power of Narrative: "I Just Wanted to Tell My Story"; 3 Dynamic Resistance: "I'm a Strong Black Woman"; 4 Surviving Childhood: "I Learned to Stand up for Myself "; 5 Living Through It: "He Made Me Believe He Was Something He Wasn't"; 6 Fighting Back: "You Want to Fight? We Gonna Fight!"; 7 Getting Out: "We Have to Pray to God and Hope Everything Works Out"; 8 Conclusion: The Response; Appendix A: Research Methods and Demographics; Appendix B: Pseudonyms and Demographic Information; Notes; Bibliography.
  • IndexA; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.

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