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

By Carolyn M. West and Carolyn West

Book Overview

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 Black women.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789019949
• ISBN13: 9780789019943
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Cultural differences in treatment of PTSD

It is ridiculous to try to deal with abuse and victims as one generalized group; it is essential to differentiate and account for differences such as cultural influences, environmental effects, and racial issues. This book is an excellent introduction into some of those issues and how they impact African American victims.