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Reflections on the development of the Superwoman Schema Conceptual Framework: An intersectional approach guided by African American womanist perspectives.

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Superwoman Schema conceptual framework was developed to support the comprehensive assessment and understanding of stress and biopsychosocial factors that influence African American women’s health and health disparities. The present essay presents the factors that influenced the author’s development of the Superwoman Schema framework, and how she combined womanist, intersectional, and other culturally relevant approaches as a foundation for this work.

Source: Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

DOI: 10.17615/n52a-tw19

Author: Woods-Giscombe, C.L.

Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Gender, Health, and Social Inequality

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4416049855

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