The role of gender: Perceptions of black women in music videos

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynissa Stokes
Author(s):  
Krim K. Lacey ◽  
Hira R. Shahid ◽  
Rohan D. Jeremiah

Background: Research suggests that intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with childhood maltreatment and violence exposure within the neighborhood context. This study examined the role of child maltreatment and violence exposure on intimate partner violence, with the moderating effects of mental disorders (IPV) among US Black women. Methods: Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL), the largest and most complete sample on the mental health of US Blacks, and the first representative sample of Caribbean Blacks residing in the United States was used to address the study objectives. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test of independence, t-test, and logistic regression procedures were used to analyze the data. Results: Bivariate results indicate an association between child abuse and intimate partner victimization among US Black women. Witnessing violence as a child as well as neighborhood violence exposure was also related to IPV but shown to differ between African American and Caribbean Black women. Multivariate findings confirmed the influence of mental disorders and social conditions on US Black women’s risk for IPV. Moderating effects of child maltreatment and mental disorders in association with adult IPV were not found. Conclusions: The study addressed the short and long-term impact of child maltreatment and the contribution to the cycle of intimate violence among US Black women including African American and Caribbean Blacks. The study suggests the need for prevention and intervention efforts to improve structural conditions for at-risk populations and communities predisposed to violence and other negative outcomes. Possibilities for future research are also discussed.


2021 ◽  
pp. 009579842110212
Author(s):  
Martinque K. Jones ◽  
Tanisha G. Hill-Jarrett ◽  
Kyjeila Latimer ◽  
Akilah Reynolds ◽  
Nekya Garrett ◽  
...  

The Strong Black Woman (SBW) schema has been consistently linked to negative mental health outcomes among Black women. However, few have begun to explicate the mechanisms by which the endorsement of the SBW schema may influence mental health outcomes. Accordingly, the current study examined coping styles (social support, disengagement, spirituality, and problem-oriented/engagement) as mediators in the association between endorsement of the SBW schema and depressive symptoms in a sample of Black women. Data from 240 Black women ( Mage = 22.0, SD = 4.0 years) were collected assessing SBW schema endorsement, coping styles, and depressive symptoms. Parallel multiple mediation analysis was conducted using PROCESS Macro. Of the four coping styles examined, disengagement coping partially mediated the association between greater endorsement of the SBW schema and greater depressive symptoms. Study findings add depth to our understanding of the association between the SBW schema and mental health outcomes and lend themselves to research and clinical implications.


2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1153-1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl R. Clark ◽  
Nashira Baril ◽  
Marycarmen Kunicki ◽  
Natacha Johnson ◽  
Jane Soukup ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mônica Alice Santos da Silva ◽  
Francisco Stélio De Souza ◽  
Rosilene Santos Baptista ◽  
Evelyn Maria Braga Quirino ◽  
César De Andrade De Lima ◽  
...  

Objetivo: identificar os avanços e desafios das políticas públicas destinadas às mulheres negras vivendo com HIV. Método: trata-se de um estudo bibliográfico, tipo revisão integrativa. Realizaram-se as buscas nas bases de dados LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, MEDLINE e na Biblioteca Virtual SciELO. Compôs-se a amostra por 18 artigos avaliados pelo instrumento CASP e classificados de acordo com os níveis de evidência. Apresentaram-se os resultados em forma de figuras e tabela. Resultados: informa-se que, na análise das 18 publicações encontradas, 11 (61,1%) estavam na base de dados LILACS; 6 (33,3%), na Biblioteca Virtual SciELO e 1 (5,55%), na BDENF. Emergiram-se, da análise temática dos artigos, duas categorias: vulnerabilidade e o racismo institucional como fatores que dificultam o acesso aos serviços de saúde e comprometem a assistência às mulheres que vivem com HIV, sendo os fatores de preservação da epidemia nesta população. Conclusão: evidenciaram-se fragilidades no aspecto das contribuições das políticas públicas na mudança de paradigmas sociais antigos atrelados ao HIV, fato confirmado pelo papel de destaque da vulnerabilidade como protagonista da realidade vivenciada pelas mulheres negras. Descritores: Grupos Étnicos; Políticas Públicas; Mulheres; HIV; Vulnerabilidade em Saúde; Racismo; Saúde da Mulher.ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the advances and challenges of public policies aimed at black women living with HIV. Method: this is a bibliographical study, type integrative review. We searched the databases LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, MEDLINE and the SciELO Virtual Library. The sample was composed by 18 articles evaluated by the CASP instrument and classified according to the levels of evidence. Results were presented in the form of figures and tables. Results: it is reported that, in the analysis of the 18 publications found, 11 (61.1%) were in the LILACS database; 6 (33.3%), in the SciELO Virtual Library and 1 (5.55%), in the BDENF. Two categories emerged from the thematic analysis of the article: vulnerability and institutional racism as factors that hinder access to health services and compromise the care of women living with HIV, being the factors that preserve the epidemic in this population. Conclusion: weaknesses in the aspect of the contributions of public policies in the change of old social paradigms linked to HIV have been evidenced, a fact confirmed by the prominent role of vulnerability as protagonist of the reality experienced by black women. Descriptors: Ethnic Groups; Public Policy; Women; HIV; Population Vulnerable; Racism; Women´s Health.RESUMENObjetivo: identificar los avances y desafíos de las políticas públicas dirigidas a las mujeres negras que viven con el VIH. Método: se trata de un estudio bibliográfico, tipo revisión integrativa. Se realizaron busquedas en las bases de datos LILACS, BDENF, IBECS, MEDLINE y la Biblioteca Virtual SciELO. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 18 artículos evaluados por el instrumento CASP y clasificados según los niveles de evidencia. Los resultados se presentaron en forma de figuras y tablas. Resultados: se informa que, en el análisis de las 18 publicaciones encontradas, 11 (61.1%) se encontraban en la base de datos LILACS; 6 (33.3%), en la Biblioteca Virtual SciELO y 1 (5.55%), en la BDENF. Del análisis temático del artículo surgieron dos categorías: la vulnerabilidad y el racismo institucional como factores que dificultan el acceso a los servicios de salud y comprometen la atención de las mujeres que viven con el VIH, siendo los factores que preservan la epidemia en esta población. Conclusión: Se evidenciaron debilidades en el aspecto de las contribuciones de las políticas públicas, a cambio de paradigmas sociales antigos, vinculados al VIH, un hecho confirmado por el papel de destaque de la vulnerabilidad como protagonista de la realidad experimentada por las mujeres negras. Descriptores: Grupo Étnico; Políticas Públicas; Mujeres; VIH; Vulnerabilidad em Salud; Racismo; Salud de la Mujer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 302-306
Author(s):  
Thomas Harrison

Florence Nightingale is credited with reforming the profession of nursing, and her teachings allowed nursing to be perceived as an almost exclusively female career. However, the long history of men's role in nursing before Nightingale is frequently ignored. Males currently account for one in ten UK nurses, with that figure even less in community nursing, and the ones present receive differential treatment when it comes to hiring and promotion, career opportunities, and stigma associated with gender perceptions. This article attempts to gain a better understanding of the problems that face workforce planning with regards to the lack of men in community nursing.


2021 ◽  
pp. 263207702110492
Author(s):  
Stephanie I. V. Cazeau-Bandoo ◽  
Ivy K. Ho

The sexual health of Black women has been compromised by racial and discriminatory healthcare practices from slavery through current medical and institutional barriers to care. This paper proposes a conceptual framework that identifies the link between stigma, gendered racism, and historical underpinnings that contribute to ineffective healthcare utilization of Black women diagnosed with the chronic sexually transmitted infection (STI), genital herpes. This paper also draws attention to different social factors that act as barriers to effective healthcare utilization and influence the health outcomes of Black women beyond individual factors. Using a socio-ecological framework, this paper reviews multi-level (i.e., individual, interpersonal, community, and institutional/policy) influences of the experience of genital herpes among Black women. Recommendations are provided to improve the ability of health systems and medical providers to deliver appropriate services to diverse populations, thereby improving healthcare utilization and reducing disparities for Black women.


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