Ethnicity and Family Therapy, Second Edition

by McGoldrick, Monica; Giordano, Joe; Pearce, John W.

• ISBN13: 9780898629590
• ISBN10: 0898629594
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-08-15
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This widely used clinical resource and text was among the first to demonstrate the crucial significance of a family's cultural system in therapeutic work. Chapters are designed to enhance the cultural competance of clinicians working with members of over 40 different ethnic groups in the United States, including families of European, Latino, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Native American heritage. Ethnic profiles and case studies are presented not as definitive or stereotypical descriptions, but rather as informative frameworks for equipping practitioners with a sense of the cultural issues they may encounter in practice.

Author Biography

Monica McGoldrick, ACSW, PhD (h.c.), is the cofounder and Director of the Family Institute of New Jersey. An Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Visiting Professor at Fordham University School of Social Service, she also serves on the faculty of the Family Institute of Westchester. She has received a number awards for her work, including an honorary doctorate from Smith College for her many contributions to the field and the annual award of the American Family Therapy Academy for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy, Theory, and Practice. Known internationally for her many books, she has spoken widely on a variety of topics including culture, class, gender, the family life cycle, grief and loss, genograms, and family relationships.

Joe Giordano, M.S.W., is Director of Ethnicity and Mental Health Associates and was formerly Director of the American Jewish Committee's Center on Ethnicity, Behavior, and Communications, where he conducted pioneering studies on the psychological nature of ethnic identity and group behavior. Widely published, his articles on ethnicity, family, and the media have appeared in national magazines and newspapers. He also served as host on Proud to Be Me, a PBS television program for adolescents on race and ethnic identity, and is currently producing the radio series Growing Up in America--Many Families, Many Cultures.

John K. Pearce, M.D., is Medical Director of the Island Counseling Center at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Widely published, he is President of the International Association for the Study of Comparative Psychology and serves on the Advisory Editorial Board of an Internet journal, the International Journal of Psychopathology, Psychopharmacology, and Psychotherapy.

Table of Contents

1. Overview: Ethnicity and Family Therapy	1	(30)
Monica McGoldrick
Joe Giordano
I. AMERICAN INDIAN FAMILIES	31	(26)
2. American Indian Families: An Overview	31	(14)
CharlesEtta T. Sutton
Mary Anne Broken Nose
3. Back to the Future: An Examination of the Native American Holocaust	45	(12)
Nadine Tafoya
Ann Del Vecchio
II. FAMILIES OF AFRICAN ORIGIN	57	(84)
4. Families of African Origin: An Overview	57	(9)
Lascelles Black
5. African American Families	66	(19)
Paulette Moore Hines
Nancy Boyd-Franklin
6. Jamaican Families	85	(1)
Janet Brice-Baker
7. Haitian Families	86	(26)
Amy Bibb
Georges J. Casimir
8. African American Muslim Families	112	(17)
Vanessa Mahmoud
9. Nigerian Families	129	(12)
Emeka Nwadiora
III. LATINO FAMILIES	141	(86)
10. Latino Families: An Overview	141	(14)
Nydia Garcia-Preto
11. Cuban Families	155	(14)
Guillermo Bernal
Ester Shapiro
12. Mexican Families	169	(14)
Celia Jaes Falicov
13. Puerto Rican Families	183	(17)
Nydia Garcia-Preto
14. Brazilian Families	200	(14)
Eliana Catao Korin
15. Central American Families	214	(13)
Miguel Hernandez
IV. ASIAN AMERICAN FAMILIES	227	(106)
16. Asian American Families: An Overview	227	(22)
Evelyn Lee
17. Chinese Families	249	(19)
Evelyn Lee
18. Japanese Families	268	(13)
Wesley Tak Matsui
19. Korean Families	281	(14)
Bok-Lim C. Kim
20. Vietnamese Families	295	(12)
Paul K. Leung
James Boehnlein
21. Cambodian Families	307	(9)
Lorna McKenzie-Pollock
22. Indonesian Families	316	(8)
Fred Piercy
Adriana Soekandar
Catherine D. M. Limansubroto
23. Pilipino Families	324	(9)
Emilio Santa Rita
V. MIDDLE EASTERN FAMILIES	333	(62)
24. Arab Families	333	(14)
Nuha Abudabbeh
25. Iranian Families	347	(17)
Behnaz Jalali
26. Lebanese Families	364	(12)
James P. Simon
27. Armenian Families	376	(19)
Steve Dagirmanjian
VI. ASIAN INDIAN FAMILIES	395	(32)
28. Hindu, Christian, and Muslim Families	395	(32)
Rhea Almeida
VII. FAMILIES OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN	427	(184)
29. European Families: An Overview	427	(15)
Joe Giordano
Monica McGoldrick
30. Amish Families	442	(9)
Eric Emery
31. American Families with English Ancestors from the Colonial Era: Anglo Americans	451	(16)
David W. McGill
John K. Pearce
32. Dutch Families	467	(10)
Conrad De Master
Mary Ann Dros-Giordano
33. French Canadian Families	477	(19)
Regis Langelier
34. German Families	496	(21)
Hinda Winawer
Norbert A. Wetzel
35. Greek Families	517	(13)
Sam J. Tsemberis
Spyros D. Orfanos
36. Hungarian Families	530	(14)
Debra Smith
37. Irish Families	544	(23)
Monica McGoldrick
38. Italian Families	567	(16)
Joe Giordano
Monica McGoldrick
39. Portuguese Families	583	(12)
Zarita A. Araujo
40. Scandinavian Families: Plain and Simple	595	(16)
Beth M. Erickson
Jette Sinkjaer Simon
VIII. JEWISH FAMILIES	611	(38)
41. Jewish Families: An Overview	611	(20)
Elliot J. Rosen
Susan F. Weltman
42. Soviet Jewish Families	631	(7)
Irene Feigin
43. Israeli Families	638	(11)
Eva Fogelman
IX. SLAVIC FAMILIES	649	(48)
44. Slavic Families: An Overview	649	(9)
Phyllis P. Marganoff
John Folwarski
45. Polish Families	658	(15)
John Folwarski
Phyllis P. Marganoff
46. Slovak Families	673	(7)
Suzanne Kerr
47. Russian Families	680	(8)
Leonid Althausen
48. Czech Families	688	(9)
Jo-Ann Krestan
Author Index	697	(12)
Subject Index	709

Excerpts

"Now in a fully revised and expanded third edition, this widely used clinical reference and text provides the latest knowledge on culturally sensitive practice with families and individuals from over 40 different ethnic groups. In every chapter, the expert contributors demonstrate how ethno-cultural factors may influence the assumptions of both clients and therapists, the issues people bring to the therapeutic context, and their resources for coping and problem solving." "This third edition belongs on the desks of all therapists and counselors working with families. It is an informative text for undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in family therapy, clinical and counseling psychology, social work, human development, and related fields."--BOOK JACKET.