BLACK WOMAN’S LONELINESS: A LITERATURE REVIEW
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This paper reviewed the literature on Black women’s loneliness, seeking to understand the meanings expressed in this terminology. The databases Portal de Periódicos CAPES, Banco de Teses e Dissertações da CAPES and plataforma BVS were used, as well as the descriptors “Black woman’s loneliness” and “Black woman’s rejection”. Eight publications were selected and analyzed. Six publications focused on adult Black women and in relationships between a man and a woman. The Black women’s loneliness was mainly related to the lack of a partner, parental/own partner abandonment and sexual-affective neglect. Racism is seen as the determining factor in this loneliness. Variables related to sexism were also pointed out. The importance of broadening the discussion on the impact of culture on affective-sexual preference is discussed.
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