Betty Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3671991 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Betty Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Betty |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Motherless Mothering Among Black Women in the United States
This research paper explores the concept of “motherless mothering” among Black women, highlighting the unique challenges faced by those who have lost their mothers prior to becoming mothers themselves. Notably, nearly 40% of Black children experience the death of a parent by age 20, with maternal loss representing a significant portion of these cases. Grounded in the understanding that parental death disproportionately affects Black individuals, …
In search of a soft life: Capitalism, patriarchy, and the movement for Black women’s health equity
Understanding the Relationship Between Direct and Vicarious Police Contact and “The Talk”
Direct and vicarious police contact can be traumatic events, justifying the need for parents to prepare children for encounters with the police through a process known as “The Talk.” Police persistently target Black communities, and most research on “The Talk” is limited to Black families, so less is known about engagement in “The Talk” across different groups. Relying on a pooled sample of 8,842 racially diverse 8th to 10th-grade students, we ex…
Cultural responses to loss and grief among Black Americans: Theory and practice implications for clinicians
Dying, death, and grief are universal human experiences that are impacted by cultural values and beliefs. We provide service providers a context from which to consider the importance of spirituality and religiosity in the grief process and the variances in grief practices that exist within the Black community. This knowledge can serve as a catalyst for developing culturally appropriate interventions for Black people aimed at helping them to more …
Literature and Activism, Literature as Activism: Case Studies from Caribbean Women’s Writing in French: Marie Chauvet, Edwidge Danticat, Yanick Lahens, Gisèle Pineau
(2020). Literature and Activism, Literature as Activism. Caribbean Quarterly: Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 405-424
An Interview With Merle Collins
COLLINS: Yes, it's probably why, when people get to know others, they are very often so much less than the things they say. You know what I mean? When I say so much less, you get to know people and you're disappointed in a sense, because the message that they give you, from the things they do, from the things they say, just doesn't measure up to a lot of the analyses and a lot of other things. Probably there is something more in them when they pe…
First Prize
Naming Caribbean Women Writers
Cultural responses to loss and grief among Black Americans: Theory and practice implications for clinicians
Dying, death, and grief are universal human experiences that are impacted by cultural values and beliefs. We provide service providers a context from which to consider the importance of spirituality and religiosity in the grief process and the variances in grief practices that exist within the Black community. This knowledge can serve as a catalyst for developing culturally appropriate interventions for Black people aimed at helping them to more …
Naming Caribbean Women Writers
An Interview With Merle Collins
COLLINS: Yes, it's probably why, when people get to know others, they are very often so much less than the things they say. You know what I mean? When I say so much less, you get to know people and you're disappointed in a sense, because the message that they give you, from the things they do, from the things they say, just doesn't measure up to a lot of the analyses and a lot of other things. Probably there is something more in them when they pe…
First Prize
Cultural responses to loss and grief among Black Americans: Theory and practice implications for clinicians
Dying, death, and grief are universal human experiences that are impacted by cultural values and beliefs. We provide service providers a context from which to consider the importance of spirituality and religiosity in the grief process and the variances in grief practices that exist within the Black community. This knowledge can serve as a catalyst for developing culturally appropriate interventions for Black people aimed at helping them to more …
Literature and Activism, Literature as Activism: Case Studies from Caribbean Women’s Writing in French: Marie Chauvet, Edwidge Danticat, Yanick Lahens, Gisèle Pineau
(2020). Literature and Activism, Literature as Activism. Caribbean Quarterly: Vol. 66, No. 3, pp. 405-424
In search of a soft life: Capitalism, patriarchy, and the movement for Black women’s health equity
Understanding the Relationship Between Direct and Vicarious Police Contact and “The Talk”
Direct and vicarious police contact can be traumatic events, justifying the need for parents to prepare children for encounters with the police through a process known as “The Talk.” Police persistently target Black communities, and most research on “The Talk” is limited to Black families, so less is known about engagement in “The Talk” across different groups. Relying on a pooled sample of 8,842 racially diverse 8th to 10th-grade students, we ex…
Motherless Mothering Among Black Women in the United States
This research paper explores the concept of “motherless mothering” among Black women, highlighting the unique challenges faced by those who have lost their mothers prior to becoming mothers themselves. Notably, nearly 40% of Black children experience the death of a parent by age 20, with maternal loss representing a significant portion of these cases. Grounded in the understanding that parental death disproportionately affects Black individuals, …
History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Caribbean history, culture, and politics (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works) · Black women (1 works) · Context (archaeology (1 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (1 works)