Introduction

2020 ◽  
pp. ix-2
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Toni Morrison ◽  
American Women ◽  
Mother Child Relationships ◽  
Historical Issues

In her eleventh novel, God Help the Child, Toni Morrison returns to several of the signature themes explored in her previous work: pernicious beauty standards for women, particularly African American women; mother-child relationships; racism and colorism; and child sexual abuse. As with Morrison’s other work, the story takes on mythic qualities, and the larger-than-life themes lend themselves to allegorical and symbolic readings that resonate in light of both contemporary and historical issues.

Resilience Strategies of African American Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1093-1124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anneliese A. Singh ◽  
Ashlee Garnett ◽  
Dara Williams
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Women Survivors ◽  
American Women

Living on the Outside: African American Women Before, During, and After Imprisonment

2001 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZELMA WESTON HENRIQUES ◽  
NORMA MANATU-RUPERT
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Intimate Relationships ◽  
American Women ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Multiple Issues ◽  
Traditional Roles

This article examines the multiple issues that contribute to the incarceration of African American women and threaten to render these women recidivists. These issues include but are not limited to substance abuse, sexual abuse, fractured familial relations, and abusive intimate relationships. In an attempt to examine these issues, the article explores how, prior to their imprisonment, social factors contravene African American women's attempts at enforcing their traditional roles as “women.” The article attempts to show that the increased incarceration of African American women is part of a cultural phenomenon that reflects their social exclusion in U.S. society.

Intimate Partner Sexual Coercion Mediates the Childhood Sexual Abuse–Suicidal Ideation Link Among African American Women

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 305-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorian A. Lamis ◽  
Courtenay E. Cavanaugh ◽  
Maria H. Anastasiades ◽  
Amanda Garcia-Williams ◽  
Claudine Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American Women ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
American Women

Suicide is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among women. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and intimate partner violence are significant risk factors for suicidal ideation among women. The purpose of this study was to examine the interrelationships among these three constructs and test if intimate partner sexual coercion may explain the CSA–suicidal ideation link. African American women ( N = 141) completed an assessment of childhood trauma, intimate partner sexual coercion, and suicide ideation. A significant positive correlation was found between CSA and sexual coercion, between CSA and suicidal ideation, and between sexual coercion and suicidal ideation. Also, intimate partner sexual coercion was found to mediate the relationship between CSA and suicidal ideation when controlling for covariates such as spiritual well-being, self-esteem, and barriers to services. The association between CSA and suicidal ideation may be explained by sexual revictimization in the context of an intimate relationship among African American women. Clinically, practitioners should engage in regular screening for suicide ideation among African American women who have experienced CSA and intimate partner sexual coercion.

Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Revictimization With Women of Color

1994 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Urquiza ◽  
Beth L. Goodlin-Jones
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
African American ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Women Of Color ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
American Women ◽  
History Of ◽  
Long Term Consequences

Clinical researchers examining the long-term consequences of child molestation have reported that female survivors of child sexual abuse experience a higher risk of sexual assault as adults. However, very little literature has focused on the child and/or adult sexual victimization of women from different ethnic or cultural backgrounds. In examining the long-term consequences of child sexual abuse, this investigation examined the rates of sexual revictimization of women of color. A multiethnic (white, African-American, Latina, and Asian-American) sample of 243 women, recruited and randomly selected from a pool of volunteers from two community colleges, were administered extensive clinical interviews. Nearly two thirds of the women who reported rape as an adult had a history of child sexual abuse, while approximately one third of the nonvictimized women had a child sexual abuse history. Additionally, an examination of the rates of adult rape within each ethnic group revealed differences between the women with and without a history of child sexual abuse. Significant differences (i.e., higher rates of rape associated with a prior history of child sexual abuse) were found for white women, African-American women, and Latinas, but not for Asian-American women. The results of this investigation highlight the relationship between child sexual abuse and adult rape and suggest the need for researchers to take a broader cultural context in which to view sexual victimization.

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