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Battle cries [[electronic resource] ] : Black women and intimate partner abuse / / Hillary Potter



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Autore: Potter Hillary <1969-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Battle cries [[electronic resource] ] : Black women and intimate partner abuse / / Hillary Potter Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
Disciplina: 362.82/9208996073
Soggetto topico: Intimate partner violence - United States
African American women - Abuse of
Abused women - United States
Soggetto non controllato: African
American
abuse
abusive
consequences
contend
enduring
examination
experiences
eye-opening
from
immediate
intimate
maltreatment
mates
methods
partner
resulting
used
with
womens
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-267) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Black Feminist Criminology and the Power of Narrative -- 3. Dynamic Resistance -- 4. Surviving Childhood -- 5. Living Through It -- 6. Fighting Back -- 7. Getting Out -- 8. Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Sommario/riassunto: 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 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Battle cries  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8147-6847-4
0-8147-6771-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910780606103321
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