Citation

Gillum TL. Violence Against Women 2002; 8(1): 64-86.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778010222182946

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study investigated the link between stereotypic images of African American women and intimate partner violence in the African American community. Abrief questionnaire was given to a community-based sample of 221 African American men to (a) examine the degree to which African American men endorsed stereotypic images of African American women and (b) explore whether a belief in these images related to a belief that it is justified to use violence against an intimate partner. Results indicated that a large percentage of African American men endorsed stereotypic images of African American women. Endorsement of the stereotypes positively related to justification of violence against women.