Racialized Sexual Harassment in the Lives of African American Women

To date, scholars who investigate sexual harassment have been disturbingly silent about issues facing women of color. The current study describes results of a qualitative study of sexual and racial harassment conducted with 37 African American women. These data indicate that African American women c...

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Published in:Women & therapy 2002-01, Vol.25 (3-4), p.107-124
Main Authors: Buchanan, Nicole T., Ormerod, Alayne J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Black culture
Black people
Blacks
Culture
Discrimination
Females
Harassment
Minority & ethnic groups
Qualitative research
Racial discrimination
racial harassment
Racism
Sexual Harassment
Sexuality
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Summary:To date, scholars who investigate sexual harassment have been disturbingly silent about issues facing women of color. The current study describes results of a qualitative study of sexual and racial harassment conducted with 37 African American women. These data indicate that African American women cannot easily separate issues of race and gender when considering their personal accounts of victimization, which creates a form of racialized sexual harassment. Implications for practice and therapeutic interventions are presented.
ISSN:0270-3149
1541-0315
DOI:10.1300/J015v25n03_08