Faculty Publications
What We Can Learn Of Resilience From Older African-American Women: Interviews With Women Who Worked As Maids In The Deep South
Document Type
Article
Keywords
African-Americans, Domestic service, Older adults, Resilience, Segregation
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Volume
21
Issue
4
First Page
410
Last Page
422
Abstract
Resilience theory is increasingly informed by an in-depth study of personal narratives and story telling by survivors of personal trauma and cultural hardship. From the perspective of risk and resilience theory, this study examines the personal narratives of three older African-American women who engaged in domestic service from childhood. Collectively, their autobiographical memories describe experiences coping with the forces of an oppressive social and economic system. Our analysis of these personable narratives reveals how these women not only endured the cruelties of segregation and racism but somehow prevailed over them. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Department
Department of Social Work
Original Publication Date
5-1-2011
DOI of published version
10.1080/10911359.2011.561167
Recommended Citation
van Wormer, Katherine; Sudduth, Charletta; and Jackson, David W., "What We Can Learn Of Resilience From Older African-American Women: Interviews With Women Who Worked As Maids In The Deep South" (2011). Faculty Publications. 1941.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/1941
