Knowing what we know: African American women's self -defined experiences of violence.
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Title
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Knowing what we know: African American women's self -defined experiences of violence.
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Identifier
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AAI9969688
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identifier
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9969688
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Creator
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Garfield, Gail.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Barbara Katz Rothman
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Date
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2000
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Black Studies | Women's Studies | Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
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Abstract
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This dissertation explores the issue of violence in the lives of African American women by using life histories. It is a qualitative study that raises important issues about the prevailing interpretations of violence against women by presenting data that suggests the following: first, abusive acts against women are a socially constructed phenomenon that arises out of a multiplicity of historical circumstances that are inextricably linked to constantly shifting relations of power that is not limited to a single characteristic, such as physical abuse or to a particular location, such as the home. Next, abusive acts are precipitating events that can infringe upon or breach women's sense of self. This infringement on or rupture to their sense of self is the violation; it comprises women's experiences of violence. Finally, women experience violations as subjects who act, who act in different ways depending upon various social and cultural circumstances, and who sometimes act within and against their interests in the face of conflicting and contradictory choices.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
