Love, Intimacy, and the African American Couple

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LOVE, INTIMACY, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE
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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 COUPLES
	6 AFRICAN AMERICAN LESBIANS AND GAY MEN IN COUPLES’ RELATIONSHIPS: Threats to Intimacy and Considerations in Couples’ Psychotherapy
Part IV ASESSMENT 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 COUNSELING
	11 CONCLUSION
		COUPLES INTERVIEWS
INDEX