"Multicultural Gender Roles continues to advancemultidimensional identity models. Each data-informed chapterintroduces genuine reflections and accountings that lead to aproposed process model highlighting the complexities of negotiatinggender roles, rules, and responsibilities for ethnic minorityindividuals."
--Patricia Arredondo, President, The Chicago School ofProfessional Psychology, Chicago Campus
"This book is a must-read for counselors and educators seekingto have a full understanding of the people they work with."
--Edward A. Delgado-Romero, PhD, Professor, The University ofGeorgia
"This extraordinary book presents vivid narratives of thechallenges African American, Latina/o, Asian and Asian Americanwomen and men face in constructing their gender roles. TheMulticultural Gender Role Model is groundbreaking."
--Nancy Boyd-Franklin, PhD, Professor II - DistinguishedProfessor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology,Rutgers University
Practical applications for mental health professionals andeducators in helping clients and students understand and constructtheir roles within their schools, families, and communities
Edited by Dr. Marie Miville--a recognized authority onmulticultural issues in counseling andpsychology--Multicultural Gender Roles provides mentalhealth professionals, educators, and students entering these fieldswith a solid research grounding on how people of color can reframetheir gender roles in today's world.
Featuring personal experiences and stories based on interviewswith over sixty individuals from various racial-ethnic backgrounds,Multicultural Gender Roles explores:
* Gender role construction among men and women of color
* Latino and Latina gender roles
* Gender roles among Asian/Asian American men and women
* Gender roles among African American men and women
* Negotiating multicultural gender roles
Utilizing current theory and new research, MulticulturalGender Roles provides practical applications for mental healthprofessionals and educators working with diverse populations.
Marie L. Miville
Diversity, Culture & Ethnicity Geschlechterforschung Kulturelle u. ethnische Vielfalt Psychologie Psychology Psychology of Sexuality & Gender Psychotherapie u. Beratung Psychotherapy & Counseling Sexual- u. Geschlechtspsychologie
"In addition to these practical applications, othersworking to facilitate changes in behavioral health or instructingfuture mental health practitioners will find useful information fordiscussions of gender and multicultural issues. I also recommendthis book for those who are interested in gender role research orwho are looking for an example of well-done qualitativeresearch." (PsycCRITIQUES, 5 May 2014)
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