White Privilege, Color Blindness, and Services to Battered Women

White privilege is a system of benefits, advantages, and opportunities experienced by White persons in our society simply because of their skin color. In this article, the authors present the results of a descriptive, exploratory study of White privilege in battered women’s shelters in the Deep Sout...

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Published in:Violence against women 2005-01, Vol.11 (1), p.6-37
Main Authors: Donnelly, Denise A., Cook, Kimberly J., van Ausdale, Debra, Foley, Lara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
Alabama
Attitude of Health Personnel
Battered Women
Battered Women - statistics & numerical data
Counseling services
Domestic violence
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Female
Georgia
Health Services Accessibility - standards
Health Services Needs and Demand - standards
Health Services Research
Humans
Minority Groups
Mississippi
Privilege
Qualitative analysis
Qualitative research
Racial bias
Service provision
Sheltered accommodation
Sheltered housing
Shelters
Southern States
Support services
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
USA
White people
Whites
Women's Health
Women's Health Services - standards
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Summary:White privilege is a system of benefits, advantages, and opportunities experienced by White persons in our society simply because of their skin color. In this article, the authors present the results of a descriptive, exploratory study of White privilege in battered women’s shelters in the Deep South. Based on a qualitative analysis, the authors show how White privilege is intricately connected to executive directors’ claims of color blindness, the othering of women of color, and viewing White as the norm. The authors conclude the article with implications for service provision to battered women and directions for future research.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801204271431