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

by Carolyn M. West and Carolyn West

Book Overview

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 bookwinner of the Carolyn Payton Early Career Award for its contribution to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789019957
• ISBN13: 9780789019950
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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.