Violence in Families of Color in the United States (From Family Violence: Prevention and Treatment, P 159-178, 1993, Robert L. Hampton, Thomas P. Gullotta, et al., eds. - See NCJ- 149818)

• NCJ Number: 149825
• Author(s): J E Asbury
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 20 pages
• Sale Source: Sage Publications, Inc
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Any analysis of domestic violence, particularly related to ethnic minorities, would be incomplete without an examination of how their unique background and experiences contribute to the dynamics of intrafamilial violence.

Abstract

This chapter discusses briefly the minority group experiences in the U.S. of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, and American Indians. Beyond structural stressors that seem to influence the occurrence of violence in minority families are the attitudes held by majority group members toward minorities. This author discusses the implications of U.S. minority experiences for spousal abuse, physical child abuse, and child sexual abuse. Finally, the experiences of minority groups must also be considered when designing violence prevention interventions. Interventions must match client problems, encourage service use, and encourage community control of those services. 1 table, 3 notes, and 52 references