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Biracial Women in Therapy: Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race
by Angela R Gillem, Cathy Thompson
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Routledge (2004-02-04)
ISBN: 0789021455
EAN: 9780789021458
Dewy Decimal #: 362.208904
Paperback: 259 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: S061028-2172-DL
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Very good + overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. "Review copy" stamp on spine. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Product Description
Get a unique perspective on the female biracial experience!
Biracial Women in Therapy: Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race examines how physical appearance, cultural knowledge, and cultural stereotypes affect the experience of mixed-race women in belonging to, and being accepted within, their cultures. This unique book combines empirical research, theoretical papers, and first-person narrative to address issues relevant to providing therapy to biracial women and girls, helping therapists and counselors develop a treatment framework based on sociocultural factors. Researchers, practitioners, and academics provide insight into the biracial reality, taking multiple aspects of clients' lives into account rather than looking for simple hierarchies of well-being based on race.
Biracial Women in Therapy is a building block for mental health practitioners in the construction of theory and practice in working with biracial females. The book examines how a biracial women's racial/ethnic identity intersects with her gender and sexual identity to affect her sense of belonging and acceptance, addressing issues of appearance, social class, disability, power and guilt, and dating and marriage. Topics addressed in the book include: - the complexities of multiple minority status
- how ethnic differences affect biracial adolescents
- issues encountered by biracial women from a sociohistorical context
- biracial women's attitudes toward counseling
- stereotypes of marginalization and identity confusion
- a multicultural feminist approach to counseling
- and a first-person narrative of one author's racial and sexual identity development
Biracial Women in Therapy: Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race is a one-of-a-kind resource for counselors, therapists, researchers, and academics seeking insight into unique issues of mixed-race women.
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There ARE no "biracial" people
Rating  (1)
Date: 2007-05-31
0 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
It is impossible to be a "biracial" person. A couple can be biracial, but not a person. The only thing a person can be is of a pure race or of a mixed race - that's it. You mix a Yorkie & a St.Bernard, what do you get? It's a mix, not "bi-breed". Sorry, you lose.
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Complicated identities
Rating  (4)
Date: 2004-06-13
3 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Gillam and Thompson present a collection of research papers on the subject of women of two racial (or ethnic) identities and the issues they face that led some to seek theraputic advice. Perhaps one of the most cogent points is raised in a paper by Henriksen and Trusty. They discuss the ever-increasing tendency of some people (and not just restricted to women) to be counted as multiracial. The 2000 US Census is cited, where there was a demand for this; higher than in previous decades. Surely a trend that will continue. Which means that monoracial classifications, both in a formal sense , like a census, or in how people view themselves, are likely to be seen as overly simplistic.But what it also means is that more biracial women are going to seek therapy to try and accomodate these shifting viewpoints into their personas. All the book's papers point in this direction. An added nuance is when a biracial woman is also a lesbian or bisexual. Though of course, she would scarcely describe herself as a nuance! Three papers delve into this further complication.
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