Domestic Violence at the Margins : Readings on Race, Class, Gender, and Culture

by Sokoloff, Natalie J.; PRATT, CHRISTINA; Richie, Beth E.

• ISBN13: 9780813535708
• ISBN10: 0813535700
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-15
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

"This is a thoughtful and scholarly addition to the unfortunately scarce literature on domestic violence and oppression in all its forms."-Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Anna D. Wolf Chair, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing "An exciting and powerful collection that eloquently critiques some of the current thinking in domestic violence and raises key concerns for advocates and scholars working in the area."-Sujata Warrier, president, board of directors, Manavi: An organization for South Asian women "Sokoloff has assembled an impressive array of authors who challenge us to 'think outside of our contemporary domestic violence box.'"-Angela M. Moore Parmley, chief, violence and victimization research division, National Institute of Justice This groundbreaking anthology reorients the field of domestic violence research by bringing long-overdue attention to the structural forms of oppression in communities marginalized by race, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, or social class. Reprints of the most influential recent work in the field as well as more than a dozen newly commissioned essays explore theoretical issues, current research, service provision, and activism among Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, Jewish Americans, and lesbians. The volume rejects simplistic analyses of the role of culture in domestic violence by elucidating the support systems available to battered women within different cultures, while at the same time addressing the distinct problems generated by that culture. Together, the essays pose a compelling challenge to stereotypical images of battered women that are racist, homophobic, and xenophobic. The most up-to-date and comprehensive picture of domestic violence available, this anthology is an essential text for courses in sociology, criminology, social work, and women's studies. Beyond the classroom, it provides critical information and resources for professionals working in domestic violence services, advocacy, social work, and law enforcement.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Foreword	xv
Beth E. Richie
Domestic Violence: Examining the Intersections of Race, Class and Gender---An Introduction	1	(24)
Natalie J. Sokoloff
Ida Dupont
PART I. FRAMEWORKS AND OVERARCHING THEMES
Introduction	15	(10)
Christina Pratt
Natalie J. Sokoloff
Strengthening Domestic Violence Theories: Intersections of Race, Class, Sexual Orientation and Gender	25	(14)
Michele Bograd
Feminism versus Multiculturalism	39	(11)
Leti Volpp
A Black Feminist Reflection on the Antiviolence Movement	50	(6)
Beth E. Richie
Women's Realities: Defining Violence against Women by Immigration, Race and Class	56	(15)
Shamita Das Dasgupta
Compounding the Triple Jeopardy: Battering in Lesbian of Color Relationships	71	(12)
Valli Kalei Kanuha
The Intersectionality of Domestic Violence and Welfare in the Lives of Poor Women	83	(19)
Jyl Josephson
Gender Violence and the Prison Industrial Complex: Interpersonal and State Violence against Women of Color, Incite!--Critical Resistance Statement with an Introduction	102	(25)
Julia Sudbury
PART II. CULTURE, RESISTANCE and COMMUNITY
Introduction	115	(12)
Natalie J. Sokoloff
Kathryn Laughon
Domestic Violence in African American Communities	127	(15)
Robert L. Hampton
Ricardo Carrillo
Joan Kim
Nashville: Domestic Violence and Incarcerated Women in Poor Black Neighborhoods	142	(15)
Neil Websdale
Domestic Violence in Ethnically and Racially Diverse Families: The ``Political Gag Order'' Has Been Lifted	157	(17)
Carolyn M. West
The Importance of Community in a Feminist Analysis of Domestic Violence among Native Americans	174	(20)
Sherry L. Hamby
Rethinking Battered Woman Syndrome: A Black Feminist Perspective	194	(12)
Sharon Angella Allard
Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community	206	(21)
Beverly Horsburgh
``I've Slept in Clothes Long Enough'': Excavating the Sounds of Domestic Violence among Women in the White Working Class	227	(26)
Lois Weis
Michelle Fine
Amira Proweller
Corrine Bertram
Julia Marusza
Fighting Back: Abused South Asian Women's Strategies of Resistance	253	(19)
Margaret Abraham
Puerto Rican Battered Women Redefining Gender, Sexuality, Culture, Violence and Resistance	272	(29)
Michelle Fine
Rosemarie A. Roberts
Lois Weis
PART III. STRUCTURAL CONTEXTS, CULTURALLY COMPETENT APPROACHES, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING and SOCIAL CHANGE
Introduction	293	(8)
Christina Pratt
Natalie J. Sokoloff
The Cultural Context Model: A New Paradigm for Accountability, Empowerment and the Development of Critical Consciousness against Domestic Violence	301	(20)
Rhea V. Almeida
Judith Lockard
Battering, Forgiveness and Redemption: Alternative Models for Addressing Domestic Violence in Communities of Color	321	(19)
Brenda V. Smith
Sustaining an Ethic of Resistance against Domestic Violence in Black Faith-Based Communities	340	(10)
Traci C. West
Navigating the Anti-Immigrant Wave: The Korean Women's Hotline and the Politics of Community	350	(19)
Lisa Sun-Hee Park
Shifting Power for Battered Women: Law, Material Resources and Poor Women of Color	369	(20)
Donna Coker
Reducing Woman Battering: The Role of Structural Approaches	389	(27)
Neil Websdale
Byron Johnson
Looking to the Future: Domestic Violence, Women of Color, the State and Social Change	416	(19)
Andrea Smith
Biographical Notes	435