This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Thomas, V. G. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

The Psychology of Black Women: Studying Women’s Lives in Context

Howard University

This article provides a critical analysis of a distinctive psychology of Black women, discusses the relevant epistemologies and conceptual framework that can inform such a perspective, and suggests a set of guiding principles for advancing theory and research on Black women within a historically and contextually relevant framework. A discussion of who is best suited to study the lives of Black women is also provided. The article concludes with a charge for a psychology of Black women that will examine previously ignored issues, formulate and test of new (and old) hypotheses, and develop alternative theoretical paradigms that are sensitive to the realities and contextualized lives of this population.

Key Words: Black women • Black feminist theory • feminist psychology • Black psychology

Journal of Black Psychology, Vol. 30, No. 3, 286-306 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0095798404266044


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?

This article has been cited by other articles:

				P. T. Reid A Postscript for Research on Black Women: New Populations, New Directions Journal of Black Psychology, August 1, 2004; 30(3): 443 - 446. [Abstract] [PDF]