Ebook: Love, Intimacy, Sex, and the Black Couple

This exciting new text on counseling African American couples outlines critical components to providing culturally-sensitive treatment. Built around a framework that examines African American couples' issues as well as the specific contextual factors that can negatively impact their relationships, it: Addresses threats to love and intimacy for Black couples Provides culturally relevant, strengths-based approaches and assessment practices Includes interesting case studies at the conclusion of each chapter that illustrate important concepts. The chapters span the current state.;Cover; LOVE, INTIMACY, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COUPLE; Copyright; 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.