LEADER 03944nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910455942503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8147-6847-4 010 $a0-8147-6771-0 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814768471 035 $a(CKB)2440000000014044 035 $a(EBL)865807 035 $a(OCoLC)779828252 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000482919 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11306151 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000482919 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10527181 035 $a(PQKB)10015278 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865807 035 $a(OCoLC)647699960 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10506 035 $a(DE-B1597)547758 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814768471 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865807 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10289874 035 $a(EXLCZ)992440000000014044 100 $a20080527d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBattle cries$b[electronic resource] $eBlack women and intimate partner abuse /$fHillary Potter 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (286 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-6730-3 311 $a0-8147-6729-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Black Feminist Criminology and the Power of Narrative -- $t3. Dynamic Resistance -- $t4. Surviving Childhood -- $t5. Living Through It -- $t6. Fighting Back -- $t7. Getting Out -- $t8. Conclusion -- $tAppendix A -- $tAppendix B -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex -- $tAbout the Author 330 $aContrary 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 and a half times more than women of other races and ethnicities. This common portrayal can hinder black women seeking help and support simply because those on the outside don't think help is needed. Yet, as Hillary Potter argues in Battle Cries: Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse, this stereotype often helps these African American women to resist and to verbally and physically retaliate against their abusers. Thanks to this generalization, Potter observes, black women are less inclined to label themselves as ?victims? and more inclined to fight back.Battle Cries is an eye-opening examination of African American women's experiences with intimate partner abuse, the methods used to contend with abusive mates, and the immediate and enduring consequences resulting from the maltreatment. Based on intensive interviews with 40 African American women abused by their male partners, Potter's analysis takes into account variations in their experiences based on socioeconomic class, education level, and age, and discusses the common abuses and perceptions they share. Combining her remarkable findings with black feminist thought and critical race theory, Potter offers a unique and significant window through which we can better understand this understudied though rampant social problem. 606 $aIntimate partner violence$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aAfrican American women$xAbuse of$vCase studies 606 $aAbused women$zUnited States$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aIntimate partner violence 615 0$aAfrican American women$xAbuse of 615 0$aAbused women 676 $a362.82/9208996073 700 $aPotter$b Hillary$f1969-$01049226 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455942503321 996 $aBattle cries$92478042 997 $aUNINA