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The Effects Of Intimate Partner Violence (Ipv) On African-American Christian Females, Rebecca C. Crane
The Effects Of Intimate Partner Violence (Ipv) On African-American Christian Females, Rebecca C. Crane
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to communicate the experiences of African American Christian females with intimate partner violence (IPV). The central phenomenon of the study aimed to research religious effects on African American Christian females' decision-making regarding IPV in the state of Georgia. The theory guiding this study was social constructivism, introduced by two sociologists, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckman. The study's goal was to depend as much as possible on the stories of the members being examined. Data will be collected using two methods: interviews and oral history. A critical case sampling was used to collect …
Black Female Students’ Perspectives And Experiences With School Resource Officers, Kimberly M. Redding
Black Female Students’ Perspectives And Experiences With School Resource Officers, Kimberly M. Redding
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Black female students are disciplined disproportionately compared to other female students in the Georgia public school system. Negative interactions with school resource officers (SROs) may leave Black female students feeling unsafe at school. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore seven Black female students’ perceptions and interpretations of their experiences with SROs in the school setting in the state of Georgia. Purposive sampling strategy was used to solicit Black female students ages 18 to 22; interviews were conducted via Zoom. Labeling theory and the theory of self-fulfilling prophecy provided the framework for explaining how Black female students …