1st Edition

Biracial Women in Therapy Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race

By Cathy Thompson, Angela R Gillem Copyright 2004
278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

278 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
  • Introduction: Biracial Women in Therapy: Between the Rock of Gender and the Hard Place of Race
  • From Exotic to a Dime a Dozen
  • Utilizing the Strengths of Our Cultures: Therapy with Biracial Women and Girls
  • Biracial (Black/White) Women: A Qualitative Study of Racial Attitudes and Beliefs and Their Implications for Therapy
  • Understanding and Assisting Black/White Biracial Women in Their Identity Development
  • Negotiating Racial Identity: Biracial Women and Interactional Validation
  • Dating Practices, Racial Identity, and Psychotherapeutic Needs of Biracial Women
  • When Face and Soul Collide: Therapeutic Concerns with Racially Ambiguous and Nonvisible Minority Women
  • Counseling Biracial Women: An Intersection of Multiculturalism and Feminism
  • Depressive Symptoms and Attitudes Toward Counseling as Predictors of Biracial College Women’s Psychological Help-Seeking Behavior
  • Biracial Lesbian and Bisexual Women: Understanding the Unique Aspects and Interactional Processes of Multiple Minority Identities
  • Conversations, Not Categories: The Intersection of Biracial and Bisexual Identities
  • Out of the Closet but Still in Hiding: Conflicts and Identity Issues for a Black-White Biracial Lesbian
  • Therapeutic Considerations in Work with Biracial Girls
  • Fitting In and Feeling Good: Patterns of Self-Evaluation and Psychological Stress Among Biracial Adolescent Girls
  • Mixed Race Women: One More Mountain to Climb
  • Index
  • Reference Notes Included

Biography

Cathy Thompson, Angela R. Gillem