Womanism against Socially Constructed Matriarchal Images A Theoretical Model toward a Therapeutic Goal

This book stems from a concern to assist pastoral counsellors in developing a therapeutic alliance with African-American women. It focuses on the social construct of the African-American matriarch, which can easily misinform the counsellor and cause emotional jeopardy for African-American women who...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hill, MarKeva Gwendolyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2012, 2012
Series:Black Religion / Womanist Thought / Social Justice
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book stems from a concern to assist pastoral counsellors in developing a therapeutic alliance with African-American women. It focuses on the social construct of the African-American matriarch, which can easily misinform the counsellor and cause emotional jeopardy for African-American women who attempt to live up to its expectations
Physical Description:XV, 167 p online resource
ISBN:9781137010766