@article{ref1,
title="The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back -- African American Women's Strategies for Disengaging from Abusive Relationships",
journal="Women and therapy",
year="2002",
author="Taylor, Janette Y.",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="79-94",
abstract="In this ethnographic study, a womanist framework was used to investigate the disengaging-terminating process used by Black women (N= 21) who had survived intimate male partner abuse. Data interpretation revealed three stages of disengaging described by the survivors: (a) defining moments: rejecting the violence and exiting the relationship; (b) moving away: distancing the self; and (c) moving on: finding affirmation and support. This process is representative of individual and collective acts of resistance. Suggestions for therapeutic interventions are offered for each stage of the disengagement process.<p />",
language="",
issn="0270-3149",
doi="10.1300/J015v25n03_06",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J015v25n03_06"
}