Social class, race, and ethnicity: career interventions for women domestic violence survivors.
This story describes a community intervention study conducted with women domestic violence survivors and a research dilemma related to the complex interrelationships between women's social class, race and ethnicity, and career development needs and experiences. The author presents diversity and research dilemmas related to facilitating women's critical consciousness of power dynamics at work in their lives. The influence of community context, career intervention curricula, and research team members' values on research decisions are described. This story highlights the importance of researchers examining their values and how those values impact the communities that they serve.
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Krista M
KM
Department of Counseling Psychology, Eugene, Oregon 97403-5251, USA. kmg@uoregon.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015205:Northwestern United States; D012923:Social Class; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology; D014830:Vocational Guidance