Interracial Couples, Intimacy, and Therapy
Crossing Racial Borders
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Counselling, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
| Author: | Kyle Killian | ISBN: | 9780231536479 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press | Publication: | September 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kyle Killian |
| ISBN: | 9780231536479 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication: | September 17, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Language: | English |
Grounded in the personal narratives of twenty interracial couples with multiracial children, this volume uniquely explores interracial couples' encounters with racism and discrimination, partner difference, family identity, and counseling and therapy. It intimately portrays how race, class, and gender shape relationship dynamics and a partner's sense of belonging. Assessment tools and intervention techniques help professionals and scholars work effectively with multiracial families as they negotiate difference, resist familial and societal disapproval, and strive for increased intimacy. The book concludes with a discussion of interracial couples in cinema and literature, the sensationalization of multiracial relations in mass media, and how to further liberalize partner selection across racial borders.
Grounded in the personal narratives of twenty interracial couples with multiracial children, this volume uniquely explores interracial couples' encounters with racism and discrimination, partner difference, family identity, and counseling and therapy. It intimately portrays how race, class, and gender shape relationship dynamics and a partner's sense of belonging. Assessment tools and intervention techniques help professionals and scholars work effectively with multiracial families as they negotiate difference, resist familial and societal disapproval, and strive for increased intimacy. The book concludes with a discussion of interracial couples in cinema and literature, the sensationalization of multiracial relations in mass media, and how to further liberalize partner selection across racial borders.
