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Do Our Life Experiences Augment Our Understanding?: Reflections on Justice Sonia Sotomayor's Congressional Hearings

Ross-Sheriff, F. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Sexual Harassment Experiences and Their Psychological Correlates Among a Diverse Sample of College Women

Yoon, E., Stiller Funk, R., Kropf, N. P. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

This study explored the relationship between sexual victimization and psychological outcomes in two samples of a total of 410 college women in two southern states, as well as racial differences in the prevalence of and responses to sexual harassment experiences. It found an alarmingly high rate of sexual victimization among both the Black and the White students. Internalized shame was a useful construct for understanding the relationship between sexual harassment and potential psychological correlates. The findings shed light on the ways in which college women’s academic success and psychological well-being can be undermined by sexual harassment.

Attitudes Toward Gays and Lesbians Among Undergraduate Social Work Students

Swank, E., Raiz, L. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

This article identifies the factors behind students’ attitudes toward lesbian and gay individuals on the basis of the responses of 575 heterosexual undergraduates from 12 social work programs in the United States. Consistent with attribution theory, the findings suggest that the belief that sexual orientation is a choice is the strongest predictor of responses to gays and lesbians. The precepts of social learning theory and the intergroup contact hypothesis were also substantiated because sexual prejudice was lower among students with ‘‘gay-friendly’’ parents and numerous interactions with homosexual peers. Finally, negative interpretations of gay men and lesbians were higher for students who embraced authoritarian orientations and traditional gender-role beliefs and attended religious services more frequently. Implications for educators in the university environment and the classroom are presented.

Everyday Conflict and Daily Stressors: Coping Responses of Black Women

Everett, J. E., Camille Hall, J., Hamilton-Mason, J. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

The purpose of this study was to explore how Black women cope with the impact of daily stressors in their lives. To understand stress and coping among Black women, it was necessary to explore the interlocking effects of race, gender, and social class on these stressors and their effects on the women’s ability to cope with the consequences for their health and emotional and psychological well-being. An exploratory design with grounded theory methods was used to develop a midrange theory about stress and coping among Black women on the basis of the women’s experience with sociocultural factors, namely, race, gender, and social class. The implications for practice of the findings underscore the continuing significance of racism and sexism in the everyday lives of Black women.

Work Experiences of Women Survivors: Insights From the Capabilities Approach

Pyles, L., Banerjee, M. M. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

The study presented in this article applied the capabilities approach to the experiences of low-income women survivors of gender-based violence, who worked in the formal and informal economies. Nine women were interviewed about their work histories, alternative resource-generating strategies, the advantages and disadvantages of different types of work, and the impact of gender-based violence on their work lives. The authors vetted these experiences through the lens of Nussbaum's 10 human-functioning capabilities and found that 9 of the 10 capabilities were salient in the lives of these women. Implications for social welfare policy and practice with low-income women survivors are offered.

Women With Disabilities in Lebanon: From Marginalization to Resistance

Wehbi, S., Lakkis, S. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

This article explores the intersections of gender and disability in Lebanon, with a particular focus on education and employment. On the basis of a recent study on education and employment in Bekaa, a rural region of Lebanon, as well as practice experience, the authors highlight the main findings and discuss the role of social work in addressing the marginalization of women with disabilities. Throughout the discussion, the authors adopt a feminist critical-disability theoretical perspective that steers clear of conceptions of women with disabilities as passive victims of oppressive social conditions. The article ends with two examples of grassroots activist efforts to address the marginalization of women with disabilities.

Reflections on Reflexivity and Critical Reflection as Critical Research Practices

Daley, A. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

This article explores reflexivity and critical reflection as they were applied during an exploratory study of the psychiatric and mental health service experiences of lesbian and queer women. Reflexivity and critical reflection are centered as critical research practices toward recognizing and responding to micropractices of power and power relations in the interviewing relationship, structural forms of power and its impact on the recruitment of participants and therefore the inclusion and exclusion of particular participants in the research process, and the limitations of the social process of knowledge production vis-a-vis research methods and interviews.

Treating Women Right

Kammer, R. E., Turner, S. G., Bowden, K. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

It has been estimated that 20—30% of all women will be sexually and/or physically abused at some time in their lives, and women who come for treatment of substance abuse report an even higher incidence of sexual and/or physical abuse. Using case vignettes, this article presents an integrated model of group treatment for substance-abusing women who have also experienced some form of interpersonal trauma.

Poetry

Coss, C. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Book Review: Book Reviews: Kathleen T. Brady, Sudie E. Back, and Shelly F. Greenfield (Eds.) Women and Addiction: A Comprehensive Handbook New York: Guilford Press, 2009. 622 pp. $65 (hardbound)

Campbell, R. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Book Review: D. Siegel Sisterhood, Interrupted: From Radical Women to Grrls Gone Wild. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. 240 pp. $85 (hardbound), $14.95 (paper). ISBN 13: 978-1-4039-8204-9; ISBN 10: 1-4039-8204-X

Jacobsen, J. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Book Review: Jody Miller Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence New York: New York University Press, 2008. 336 pp. $75 (hardbound), $22 (paper)

Adams, P. E. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Book Review: An-Pyng Sun Helping Substance-Abusing Women of Vulnerable Populations: Effective Treatment Principles and Strategies New York: Columbia University Press, 2009. $65 (hardbound)

Brown, N. K. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Book Review: Margot Canaday The Straight State: Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2009. 296 pp. $29.95 (hardbound)

Jacobsen, J. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST

Book Review: Jude Browne (Ed.) The Future of Gender New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 288 pp. $95.99 (hardbound), $33.99 (paper)

Bulbeck, C. — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 20:50:49 PST