Battle Cries : Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse / Hillary Potter.
2009
HV6626.2 .P68 2008
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Title
Battle Cries : Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse / Hillary Potter.
Author
Potter, Hillary, author.
ISBN
9780814768471
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2009
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814768471.001.0001 doi
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HV6626.2 .P68 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.829208996073
Summary
Contrary to the stereotype of the "strong Black woman," African American women are more plagued by domestic violence than any other racial group in the United States. In fact, African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than white women and about two and a half times more than women of other races and ethnicities. This common portrayal can hinder black women seeking help and support simply because those on the outside don't think help is needed. Yet, as Hillary Potter argues in Battle Cries: Black Women and Intimate Partner Abuse, this stereotype often helps these African American women to resist and to verbally and physically retaliate against their abusers. Thanks to this generalization, Potter observes, black women are less inclined to label themselves as "victims" and more inclined to fight back.Battle Cries is an eye-opening examination of African American women's experiences with intimate partner abuse, the methods used to contend with abusive mates, and the immediate and enduring consequences resulting from the maltreatment. Based on intensive interviews with 40 African American women abused by their male partners, Potter's analysis takes into account variations in their experiences based on socioeconomic class, education level, and age, and discusses the common abuses and perceptions they share. Combining her remarkable findings with black feminist thought and critical race theory, Potter offers a unique and significant window through which we can better understand this understudied though rampant social problem.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Black Feminist Criminology and the Power of Narrative
3. Dynamic Resistance
4. Surviving Childhood
5. Living Through It
6. Fighting Back
7. Getting Out
8. Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Black Feminist Criminology and the Power of Narrative
3. Dynamic Resistance
4. Surviving Childhood
5. Living Through It
6. Fighting Back
7. Getting Out
8. Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author