Dear Colleagues and Friends,
As many of you know, I am a doctoral candidate
in the School of Social Work Program at the University of Pennsylvania. My
dissertation topic is “African American Girls and Physical Aggression: A
resilience study on how adult African American women overcame physically
aggressive behavior post adolescence”. My study hopes to identify and interview
approximately 12 college educated women who used physical aggression (fighting)
to resolve conflict as an adolescent. For this study, I would like to interview
African American women ages 22-32.
I choose this topic because African American
girls who use physically aggressive behaviors to resolve conflict are perceived
to be a menace to society with a bleak future. However, in my experience, the
physically aggressive behaviors are a phase, much like other adolescent
behaviors in which the African American girl eventually outgrows. Some girls go on to graduate from college and
often become positive contributors to society. My goal is to conduct a study
that will demonstrate the resilience of these girls despite the negative
messages that many of them receive as an adolescent.
I am in need of your help. I am soliciting your
assistance in identifying participants willing to participate in the study. The
study is voluntary and there are no negative consequences for declining
participation in the study. For those
who agree to participate they will receive a $25 gift card.
Again, it is important to state that
participation is voluntary and participants can withdraw at any point without
consequences. To participate in the study, participants must be willing to
complete a short informational questionnaire and sit down for an audio taped one
on one interview. Both components combined should not exceed 2 hours.
If you have any additional questions or
concerns, please do not hesitate to email or call me.
Sincerely,
Kietra
Winn
Cell:
(302) 494-9019
Email:
kietrawinn@verizon.net
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