Rural Child Sexual Abuse in the African American Church Community
A Forbidden Topic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2168646 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gwendolyn D Perry-Burney, Gwendolyn Perry-Burney, Norma D Thomas, Traci L Mcdonald (0000-0001-7608-6988) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 986-995 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2014.953413 |
| OpenAlex | W2094368159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
The church as an institution in the African American community has played a vital role from slavery to the present day, serving as an oasis from the maladies of the world. However, the African American church is not immune from sex abuse scandals. This article provides statistics, descriptive case studies, coping strategies for survivors of sexual abuse, solutions for reducing the incidence of sexual abuse in the church, and implications for social work practice and policies
African american · Child sexual abuse · Coping (psychology · Criminology · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Ethnology · Institution · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Sexual abuse · Social science · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Work · Gender Studies · Law
Child sexual abuse
Adolescent risk behaviors and religion
Seeking Help from the Clergy for Relationship Violence
Homophobia, hypermasculinity and the US black church
The role of the child in abuse
Counseling Children in Crisis Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Basic Needs
Social Support and Spirituality as Culturally Relevant Factors in Coping Among African American Women Survivors of Partner Abuse
A relational framework for the study of religiosity and spirituality in the lives of African Americans
Mental Health Services in Faith Communities
Correlates of Religious Non-Involvement among Black Americans
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |