Perspectives Generational Trauma Within the Black Community
Research Mentor(s)
Young, Kathleen Z.
Description
Generational trauma is defined as trauma experienced for a first generation that is passed on to the second and further generations to follow. This study explores perspectives of generational trauma from slaves to present day Black people in America. In the beginning of my study I believed that the trauma of being a slave, believing that you were a lesser human was passed down to today’s generations of black people. There are studies linking DNA changes in Black people in America due to slavery. I believed that Black people are prone to mental illnesses, and that the quality of life has been set up for failure due to these traumas. I conducted my research with books, articles, interviews, and I drew upon my personal experience as a Black womxn.
Document Type
Event
Start Date
16-5-2018 12:00 AM
End Date
16-5-2018 12:00 AM
Department
Anthropology
Genre/Form
student projects, posters
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
African Americans--Social conditions; Psychic trauma--Social aspects; Intergenerational relations--Psychological aspects
Geographic Coverage
United States
Type
Image
Rights
Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Perspectives Generational Trauma Within the Black Community
Generational trauma is defined as trauma experienced for a first generation that is passed on to the second and further generations to follow. This study explores perspectives of generational trauma from slaves to present day Black people in America. In the beginning of my study I believed that the trauma of being a slave, believing that you were a lesser human was passed down to today’s generations of black people. There are studies linking DNA changes in Black people in America due to slavery. I believed that Black people are prone to mental illnesses, and that the quality of life has been set up for failure due to these traumas. I conducted my research with books, articles, interviews, and I drew upon my personal experience as a Black womxn.