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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790142103321

Autore

Hill M

Titolo

Womanism against Socially Constructed Matriarchal Images [[electronic resource] ] : A Theoretical Model toward a Therapeutic Goal / / by M. Hill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012

ISBN

1-280-58514-5

9786613614971

1-137-01076-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2012.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice

Classificazione

REL012130REL000000PSY000000

Disciplina

259.082

305.48/896073

305.48896073

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

Sociology

Sex (Psychology)

Gender expression

Christianity

Sociology of Religion

Gender Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgement; Introduction: "Are All the Children at the Table?"; 1 "My Soul Looks Back and Wonders"; 2 Who Is the African American Female? "Strong Women Do Not Cry"; 3 African American Mother/Daughter Social Construction: "God Doesn't Put More on You Than You Can Bear"; 4 Womanism: Embodying One's Own Particularity;  "No Matter the Crime, the Child Is Mine"; 5 Psychological Confrontation of Matriarchy: "Work Easy Until You Get Your Head out of the Lion's Mouth"; 6 Forgiveness: A Healing Response; 7 Conclusion and Wider Implications; Notes

Selected BibliographyIndex



Sommario/riassunto

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.