The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back: African American Women's Strategies for Disengaging from Abusive Relationships

In this ethnographic study, a womanist framework was used to investigate the disengaging-terminating process used by Black women (N= 21) who had survived intimate male partner abuse. Data interpretation revealed three stages of disengaging described by the survivors: (a) defining moments: rejecting...

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Published in:Women & therapy 2002-01, Vol.25 (3-4), p.79-94
Main Author: Taylor, Janette Y.
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African Americans
Battered Women
Black culture
Black people
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Culture
Human relations
Interpersonal communication
Interpersonal Relations
Minority & ethnic groups
Partner Abuse
Personal relationships
relationship termination
Social conditions & trends
Society
Spouse Abuse
Violence
Washington (State)
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Black people
Blacks
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Interpersonal Relations
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Partner Abuse
Personal relationships
relationship termination
Social conditions & trends
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