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Culture and Identity
Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists
Third Edition
- Anita Jones Thomas - St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, USA
- Sara E. Schwarzbaum - Northeastern Illinois University, USA
September 2016 | 464 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Culture and Identity engages students with autobiographical stories that show the intersections of culture as part of identity formation. The easy-to-read stories centered on such themes as race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation, and disability tell the real-life struggles with identity development, life events, family relationships, and family history. The Third Edition includes an expanded framework model that encompasses racial socialization, oppression, and resilience. New discussions of timely topics include race and gender intersectionality, microaggressions, enculturation, cultural homelessness, risk of journey, spirituality and wellness, and APA guidelines for working with transgendered individuals.
Preface
Acknowledgments
SECTION I: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS
1. Self in Context
SECTION II: RACE AND ETHNICITY
2. Julie’s Story: So What if I’m a Black Woman?
3. Butch’s Story: Who Am I?
4. Betsie’s Story: I Am 100% Jewish
5. Maribel’s Story: When Are You Going to Have Kids?
SECTION III: IMMIGRATION AND ACCULTURATION
6. Vu’s Story: I Am an American
7. Esteban’s Story: Still Uprooted
8. Maria Luz’s Story: Here We Are Not Free
9. Teresa’s Story: I Didn’t Want to Go to Church on Sunday
SECTION IV: RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY
10. Frank’s Story: Hearing God’s Voice
11. Bob’s Story: The Good Christian Son
12. Katie’s Story: Catholic and Jewish? How Can It Be?
13. Malia’s Story: Am I American?
SECTION V: SOCIAL CLASS
14. Carla’s Story: One More Mile
15. Anthony’s Story: From Radical to Bohemian to Suit Me
SECTION VI: SEXUAL ORIENTATION
16. Karen’s Story: Midlife Growing Pains
17. Rachel’s Story: Nurturing the Spirit
SECTION VII: DISABILITY
18. David’s Story: Broken Neck, Intact Spirit
Appendix
References
Index
About the Authors
“The authors provide readers with compelling narratives that are both powerful and informative. The book is well organized and helps the reader identify important content themes and interventions necessary to work with diverse populations. I would highly recommend this text to counselor trainees and students interested in working from a culturally mindful perspective!”
Illinois State University
“Thomas and Schwarzbaum’s life story approach offers students and trainees an inclusive, sensitive, and progressive means of evaluating cultural identity development. Their rich collection of narratives generates valuable insights into the intersection of a diverse array of cultural factors that foster cultural identity growth. Students and trainees who read this text will gain fresh perspectives on how their therapeutic approach can be used to help clients cultivate and bolster a personally meaningful cultural identity.”
Georgia Southern University
“Thomas and Schwarzbaum’s delicate handling of the sensitive topic of multicultural counseling in the text Culture and Identity: Life Stories for Counselors and Therapists is a must read for students and therapists who wish to increase their knowledge, skills, and understanding of the dynamics of a rapidly changing multicultural world.”
Regent University
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