A Black Feminist Approach to Nursing Research
- 1 October 1994
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Western Journal of Nursing Research
- Vol. 16 (5) , 495-506
- https://doi.org/10.1177/019394599401600504
Abstract
Despite the presence of a body of Blackfeminist literature, the growing body of nursing literature on feminism and the feminist approach to research remains narrowly focused on White feminist concerns. By essentially ignoring the realities of Black women, nursing has reproduced the errors of previous White feminists. This article demonstrates the relevance of the Black feminist approach to nursing by applying it in combination with general feminist research principles and anthropological theory in research concerned with low-income Black women 's experiences with dysphoria and depression. The findings of the research suggest that a combination approach more clearly illuminates how context effects dysphoria in poor Black women.Keywords
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