Date
12-7-2023
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Mollie Evans Boyd
Keywords
African American, men, women, divorce, cultural factors, interpersonal factors, structural factors
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Land, Suzetta, "Exploring Divorce Among African Americans: Investigating Factors and Lived Experiences" (2023). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 4978.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/4978
Abstract
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of African Americans in the United States who experience divorce; investigate the role of structural, interpersonal, and cultural factors in their decision to divorce; and understand the perceived consequences of divorce. The theories guiding this study were the social exchange theory and attachment theory. Ten African Americans completed interviews conducted through Zoom video conferencing. The criteria to participate in this study included: be African American, be over the age of 18 years old, have divorced within the last 5 years, have not remarried, be employed, and live in the United States. These specific criteria were selected to obtain a thorough, recent experience and a true account of their lived experiences. The data collection method consisted of interviewing.
