Foreword / Beth E. Richie

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Domestic violence : examining the intersections of race, class, and gender - an introduction / Natalie J. Sokoloff Ida Dupont

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Pt. I

Frameworks and overarching themes

Introduction / Christina Pratt Natalie J. Sokoloff

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Strengthening domestic violence theories : intersections of race, class, sexual orientation, and gender / Michele Bograd

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Feminism versus multiculturalism / Leti Volpp

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A black feminist reflection on the antiviolence movement / Beth E. Richie

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Women's realities : defining violence against women by immigration, race, and class / Shamita Das Dasgupta

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Compounding the triple jeopardy : battering in lesbian of color relationships / Valli Kalei Kanuha

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The intersectionality of domestic violence and welfare in the lives of poor women / Jyl Josephson

83

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Gender violence and the prison industrial complex : interpersonal and state violence against women of color Incite!, Julia Sudbury

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Pt. II

Culture, resistance, and community

Introduction / Natalie J. Sokoloff Kathryn Laughon

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Domestic violence in African American communities / Robert L. Hampton Ricardo Carrillo Joan Kim

127

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Nashville : domestic violence and incarcerated women in poor black neighborhoods / Neil Websdale

142

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Domestic violence in ethnically and racially diverse families : the "political gag order" has been lifted / Carolyn M. West

157

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The importance of community in a feminist analysis of domestic violence among Native Americans / Sherry L. Hamby

174

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Rethinking battered woman syndrome : a black feminist perspective / Sharon Angella Allard

194

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Lifting the veil of secrecy : domestic violence in the Jewish community / Beverly Horsburgh

206

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"I've slept in clothes long enough" : excavating the sounds of domestic violence among women in the white working class / Lois Weis Michelle Fine Amira Proweller Corrine Bertram Julia Marusza

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Fighting back : abused South Asian women's strategies of resistance / Margaret Abraham

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Puerto Rican battered women redefining gender, sexuality, culture, violence, and resistance / Michelle Fine Rosemarie A. Roberts Lois Weis

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Pt. III

Structural contexts, culturally competent approaches, community organizing, and social change

Introduction / Christina Pratt Natalie J. Sokoloff

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The cultural context model : a new paradigm for accountability, empowerment, and the development of critical consciousness against domestic violence / Rhea V. Almeida Judith Lockard

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Battering, forgiveness, and redemption : alternative models for addressing domestic violence in communities of color / Brenda V. Smith

321

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Sustaining an ethic of resistance against domestic violence in black faith-based communities / Traci C. West

340

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Navigating the anti-immigrant wave : the Korean women's hotline and the politics of community / Lisa Sun-Hee Park

350

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Shifting power for battered women : law, material resources, and poor women of color / Donna Coker

369

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Reducing woman battering : the role of structural approaches / Neil Websdale Byron Johnson

389

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Looking to the future : domestic violence, women of color, the state, and social change / Andrea Smith

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