title: Perceptions of domestic violence: a dialogue with African American women.
abstract: Although empirical research has accumulated over the past 20 years regarding African Americans and domestic violence, many questions remain about African American perceptions of domestic violence. This article explores African American women's perceptions about domestic violence through three focus groups held at a New York social services agency. The findings point to the need to better understand diverse perceptions of domestic violence, to find culturally competent methods of addressing the inaccessibility of domestic violence services, to increase culturally appropriate public education, and to conduct more research on the connection between domestic violence and child welfare in communities of color.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. tmgoodley@aol.com
authors.forename: Tricia B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Bent-Goodley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009519:New York City; D012923:Social Class; D012947:Social Work; D014932:Women's Health Services