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- Title
Historical Oppression, Resilience, and Transcendence: Can a Holistic Framework Help Explain Violence Experienced by Indigenous People?
- Authors
Burnette, Catherine Elizabeth; Figley, Charles R.
- Abstract
Although all minorities experience inequalities, indigenous peoples in the United States tend to experience the most severe violent victimization. Until now, an organizing framework to explain or address the disproportionate rates of violent victimization was absent. Thus, the purpose of this conceptual article is to (a) introduce the concept of historical oppression, expanding the concept of historical trauma to make it inclusive of contemporary oppression; (b) describe the framework of historical oppression, resilience, and transcendence, which draws from distinct but related theoretical frameworks (that is, critical theory and resilience theory); and (c) apply the framework of historical oppression, resilience, and transcendence to the problem of violence against indigenous women. The proposed framework of historical oppression, resilience, and transcendence prioritizes social justice and strengths; it provides a culturally relevant framework, which can be used to explain, predict, and prevent violence. The article concludes with recommendations for future research, implications for practice, and recommended applications to other problems and populations.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SOCIAL conditions of indigenous peoples; OPPRESSION -- Social aspects; VIOLENCE against women; RESILIENCE (Personality trait) -- Social aspects; NATIVE American women; VICTIMS of violent crimes; SOCIAL justice; CRITICAL theory; HISTORY; CRIMES against indigenous women; CRIMES against women; BIOTIC communities; CHILD abuse; COMMUNITIES; CONCEPTUAL structures; CULTURE; ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY; FAMILIES; PSYCHOLOGY of Native Americans; INDIVIDUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience; SOCIAL case work; VIOLENCE; LABELING theory
- Publication
Social Work, 2017, Vol 62, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
0037-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/sw/sww065