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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2023

Edited by
Yamonte Cooper  and
Erica Holmes
Yamonte Cooper
Affiliation:
El Camino College, Torrance, California
Erica Holmes
Affiliation:
Antioch University, Los Angeles
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Summary

This volume encompasses five sections and 16 chapters. Each section is composed of chapters with similar themes and focal areas. Each chapter was written to stand independently, which allows the reader to select chapters most relevant to their work or curiosity. Each chapter is structured to provide a sociocultural understanding of the factors that influence African American coupling, the impact of anti-Black racism and its manifestation in the couple dynamic, along with intervention strategies. A list of questions is provided at the end of each chapter to encourage the reader to reflect on the main themes and their application. The themes of the five sections are racism and identity; fundamentals for healthy coupling; adapting major therapeutic approaches for work with Black couples; sex and intimacy, and special topics, including infertility issues of Black lesbians and Black men and couples dealing with medical illness.

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Black couples therapyBlack couplesBlack relationshipscouples therapyclinical theory and practice
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Black Couples Therapy
Clinical Theory and Practice
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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Hunter, T. W. (2017). Bound in wedlock: Slave and free black marriage in the nineteenth century. Harvard University Press.Google Scholar
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Saad, L. (2006, July 14). Blacks committed to the idea of marriage. Gallup. https://news.gallup.com/poll/23767/Blacks-Committed-Idea-Marriage.aspxGoogle Scholar

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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Yamonte Cooper, El Camino College, Torrance, California, Erica Holmes, Antioch University, Los Angeles
  • Book: Black Couples Therapy
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009205665.002
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Yamonte Cooper, El Camino College, Torrance, California, Erica Holmes, Antioch University, Los Angeles
  • Book: Black Couples Therapy
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009205665.002
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  • Introduction
  • Edited by Yamonte Cooper, El Camino College, Torrance, California, Erica Holmes, Antioch University, Los Angeles
  • Book: Black Couples Therapy
  • Online publication: 27 July 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009205665.002
Available formats
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