Violence in the Lives of Rural, Southern, and Poor White Women

Naomi Farber; Julie E Miller-Cribbs

doi:10.1177/1077801214535104

Violence in the Lives of Rural, Southern, and Poor White Women

Violence Against Women. 2014 May;20(5):517-538. doi: 10.1177/1077801214535104. Epub 2014 Jun 10.

Authors

Naomi Farber¹, Julie E Miller-Cribbs²

Affiliations

¹ University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA Naomi.farber@sc.edu.
² University of Oklahoma, USA.

PMID: 24920456
DOI: 10.1177/1077801214535104

Abstract

Poor White single mothers and their children in non-urban communities in the American South experience high levels of domestic violence. We report selected findings from a life history study among White, low-income, unmarried mothers in South Carolina. Here, we examine how domestic violence in both childhood and adulthood may inhibit asset development by diminishing low-income single mothers' accumulation of human and social capital, thus compromising their well-being as adults and parents.

Keywords: White women; domestic violence; southern poverty.