Violence in the Lives of Black Women: Battered, Black, and Blue (Women & Therapy)
Автор: [автор не указан] Год: 2003 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 234 ISBN: 0789019949 Book DescriptionA Carolyn Payton Early Career Award winner! 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...
