%0 Journal Article
%T The Straw That Broke the Camel's Back -- African American Women's Strategies for Disengaging from Abusive Relationships
%J Women and therapy
%D 2002
%A Taylor, Janette Y.
%V 25
%N 3
%P 79-94
%X 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 />
%G 
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 0270-3149
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J015v25n03_06