No Resting Place

African American Women at the Crossroads of Violence

Bibliographic Data

ID12436804
AuthorsJanette Y Taylor (0000-0003-1513-0548, University of Iowa, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume11
Issue12
Pages1473-1489
Publication date2005-10-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1077801205280275
PMID16247112
OpenAlexW2099046215
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited25

Seeking safe places after leaving abusive relationships is often an intricate process for African American women. Survivor-victims of gender violence frequently experience ongoing trauma because of race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and other stigmatizing social identities. All too often, women of color must handle leaving the gender violence simultaneously with the ongoing threat of cultural violence. The intersection of gender and cultural violence (e.g., racism, discrimination) complicate African American women's ability to obtain and sustain safe environments. These intersections are critical crossroads in African American women's lives. The results of this womanist and Black feminist study are presented in an alternative way to highlight the primacy of respondents' voices. In addition, suggestions to inform the practice of research with African American women are included

Medical emergency · Poison control · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Homelessness and Social Issues · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine

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