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Violence in the Black Family: What We Know, Where Do We Go?

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Twenty years ago research on the relationships between domestic violence and culture was not acknowledged as being worthy of scholarly investigation. The prevailing beliefs supported race neutral approaches both for research and for practice and presented obstacles for those who wanted to examine the relationship between race, ethnicity, culture, and violence. It was not only difficult to obtain funding for research studies, but many peer reviewers for leading journals were not supportive of such research as well. Despite the growing literature on domestic violence, significant deficits remained in the research, theory, and practice for families and communities of color (Hampton & Yung, 1996).

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Hampton, R.L., Oliver, W. (2006). Violence in the Black Family: What We Know, Where Do We Go?. In: Interpersonal Violence in the African-American Community. Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29598-5_1

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