Love, Intimacy, Sex, and the Black Couple

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This exciting new text on counseling African American couples outlines critical components to providing culturally-sensitive treatment. Built around a framework that examines African American couples' issues as well as the specific contextual factors that can negatively impact their relationships, it: Addresses threats to love and intimacy for Black couples Provides culturally relevant, strengths-based approaches and assessment practices Includes interesting case studies at the conclusion of each chapter that illustrate important concepts. The chapters span the current state.;Cover; LOVE, INTIMACY, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE; Copyright; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD; PREFACE; Part I INFLUENCES THAT SHAPE LOVE, INTIMACY, AND RELATIONAL PATTERNS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES; 1 INTRODUCTION; EXPERT INTERVIEW; 2 PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETAL INFLUENCES ON AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES THAT IMPACT LOVE AND INTIMACY; Part II SOCIALIZATION FACTORS OF BLACK LOVE AND INTIMACY; 3 AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE-FEMALE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS; 4 THREATS TO INTIMACY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES; EXPERT INTERVIEW; Part III SUBGROUPS WITHIN AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES. Cover LOVE, INTIMACY, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE Copyright CONTENTS CONTRIBUTORS SERIES EDITOR'S FOREWORD PREFACE Part I INFLUENCES THAT SHAPE LOVE, INTIMACY, AND RELATIONAL PATTERNS AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES 1 INTRODUCTION EXPERT INTERVIEW 2 PAST AND PRESENT SOCIETAL INFLUENCES ON AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES THAT IMPACT LOVE AND INTIMACY Part II SOCIALIZATION FACTORS OF BLACK LOVE AND INTIMACY 3 AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE-FEMALE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS 4 THREATS TO INTIMACY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES EXPERT INTERVIEW Part III SUBGROUPS WITHIN AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES. 5 LOVE AND INTIMACY ISSUES WITH INTERCULTURAL BLACK COUPLES6 AFRICAN AMERICAN LESBIANS AND GAY MEN IN COUPLES' RELATIONSHIPS: Threats to Intimacy and Considerations in Couples' Psychotherapy Part IV ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF BLACK COUPLES IN COUNSELING 7 CULTURALLY SENSITIVE ASESSMENT APPROACHES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES EXPERT INTERVIEW 8 COUPLES THERAPY WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES: Specific Treatment Strategies and Techniques EXPERT INTERVIEW 9 CULTURALLY SENSITIVE GUIDELINES FOR NON-BLACK THERAPISTS WORKING WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLES. 10 african american couples and pastoral counseling11 conclusion couples interviews index.