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Black Battered Women: A Review of Empirical Literature
Author(s) -
COLEY SORAYA M.,
BECKETT JOYCE O.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1988.tb00865.x
Subject(s) - empirical research , psychology , social psychology , criminology , epistemology , philosophy
The authors review and discuss five areas of the empirical research on Black battered women: incidence, social support networks, psychological profile, responses to battering, and use of services. Implications for practice and research are discussed.