Date of Award
Summer 2023
Document Type
Master's Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Humanities
Committee Director
Anne Muraoka
Abstract
According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), sexual abuse is an all-encompassing non-legal term that includes crimes like sexual assault, rape, and sexual abuse. Often, victims of sexual abuse will rely on their own cultural biases, religious teachings or seek support from their faith communities to navigate their experience of victimization. Cultural norms and religious teachings, under the shield of repentance and forgiveness can normalize sexual abuse.
Rights
Copyright © 2023, Saundra Johnson
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Saundra. "Navigating the Conversation: Sexual Abuse in the Black Home and the Church" (2023). Master of Arts (MA), Master's Project, Humanities, Old Dominion University, https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/humanities_masters_papers/2
Included in
Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Psychology and Interaction Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons, Sociology of Religion Commons
Comments
Master of Arts Capstone Project for the Institute of Humanities, College of Arts & Letters, Old Dominion University.