Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and Blue

by West; Carolyn

• ISBN13: 9780789019950
• ISBN10: 0789019957
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2003-01-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Break the silence surrounding Black women's experiences of violence! Written from a Black feminist perspective by therapists, researchers, activists, and survivors, Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and Blue sheds new light on an understudied field. For too long, Black women have been suffering the effects of violence in painful silence. This book--winner of the Carolyn Payton Early Career Award for its contribution to the understanding of the role of gender in the lives of Black women--provides a forum where personal testimony and academic research meet to show you how living at the intersection of many kinds of oppression shapes the lives of Black women. With moving case studies, in-depth discussions of activism and resistance, and helpful suggestions for treatment and intervention, this book will help you understand the impact of violence on the lives of Black women. Topics you'll find in Violence in the Lives of Black Women include: using the arts to deal with sexual aggression in the Black community racial aspects of sexual harassment the consequences of head and brain injuries stemming from abuse domestic violence in African-American lesbian relationships strategies Black women use to escape violent living situations lifelong effects of childhood sexual abuse on Black women's mental health references and resources to help you learn more!

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Carolyn M. West
OVERVIEW OF VIOLENCE
Battered, Black, and Blue: An Overview of Violence in the Lives of Black Women	5	(24)
Carolyn M. West
Black Women and Community Violence: Trauma, Grief, and Coping	29	(16)
Esther J. Jenkins
TYPES OF VIOLENCE
Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Lives of Black Women: Risk and Resilience in a Longitudinal Study	45	(14)
Victoria L. Banyard
Linda M. Williams
Jane A. Siegel
Carolyn M. West
Grounding Our Feet and Hearts: Black Women's Coping Strategies in Psychologically Abusive Dating Relationships	59	(20)
April L. Few
Patricia Bell-Scott
``The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back'': African American Women's Strategies for Disengaging from Abusive Relationships	79	(16)
Janette Y. Taylor
Living at the Intersection: The Effects of Racism and Sexism on Black Rape Survivors	95	(12)
Roxanne Donovan
Michelle Williams
Racialized Sexual Harassment in the Lives of African American Women	107	(18)
NiCole T. Buchanan
Alayne J. Ormerod
MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS
``There's a Stranger in This House'': African American Lesbians and Domestic Violence	125	(8)
Amorie Robinson
Head and Brain Injuries Experienced by African American Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence	133	(12)
Martha E. Banks
Rosalie J. Ackerman
BREAKING SILENCE: ACTIVISM AND HEALING
Talking Back: Research as an Act of Resistance and Healing for African American Women Survivors of Intimate Male Partner Violence	145	(16)
Janette Y. Taylor
Fragmented Silhouettes	161	(18)
Salamishah Tillet
Using Celluloid to Break the Silence About Sexual Violence in the Black Community	179	(8)
Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Striving for a More Excellent Way	187	(6)
Rosalyn R. Nichols
``I Find Myself at Therapy's Doorstep'': Summary and Suggested Readings on Violence in the Lives of Black Women	193	(10)
Carolyn M. West
Index	203