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O'Keefe, M. (1994). "Racial/Ethnic Differences among Battered Women
and their Children." Journal of Child and Family Studies,
3, 283-305.
Language: English
Ethnicity/race has received relatively little attention in the spousal
violence literature. Whereas some investigators have found that spousal
abuse is more prevalent in minority populations, particularly among
African-American families, other investigators found no racial/ethnic
differences. The studies that do exist have focused primarily on prevalence
rates of spousal violence and have not examined other family or contextual
factors. Also, no studies have examined whether race/ethnicity impacts
the emotional and behavioral adjustment of children exposed to marital
violence. The purpose of the present study is to provide descriptive
and analytic information on a sample of racially/ethnically diverse
battered women and their children assessing their backgrounds, amount
of violence, family functioning and child adjustment. Findings indicate
few statistically significant racial/ethnic differences on numerous
background and family functioning measures. The implications of the
findings are discussed. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
O’Neal, J. (1999). Battered Latinas: Culturally scripted for
suffering. Unpublished manuscript.
Language: English
The writer examines the growing need for culturally competent and professionally
trained human service professionals in the field of domestic violence
with the growing population of Latinos in the United States. A review
of prior research studies is conducted which suggests that both socioeconomic
factors and sociocultural indicators may be the underpinning of patriarchy,
sexism, and violence toward Latinas. Domestic violence assistance at
the local and national levels is discussed.
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