Assessing the Impact of Domestic Violence Upon theLives of African American Women

Assessing the Impact of Domestic Violence Upon the Lives of African American Women Chapter 1: Introduction to the Study Introduction Domestic partner violence is a significant problem that has devastating consequences for African American women’s public health and well-being. This problem needs immediate attention because research devoted to understanding domestic violence’s consequences is limited and contains significant gaps and weaknesses. Likewise, there is limited empirical research done on the topic. Why do African Americans experience domestic partner violence than their white counterparts? Some of the barriers preventing African American women from reporting domestic violence are expected and were used to answer the research questions. Albert Bandura’s learning theory informed this study. The phenomenological research method was used to explore the lived experiences of African American women. Creswell (2013) suggested this research method because it provides a detailed and complete description of human experiences. This phenomenological inquiry assessed the impact of education on the incidence of domestic violence against African American women. This research method was uniquely positioned to support this study because as Creswell (1998), Tuffour (2017), and Neubauer (2019) observed, the phenomenological approach provides a rich and complete description of human experiences and helps researchers to understand the meaning of people’s lived experience. The phenomenological framework helped me learn from the experiences of African American women