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"Multicultural Gender Roles continues to advance multidimensional identity models. Each data-informed chapter introduces genuine reflections and accountings that lead to a proposed process model highlighting the complexities of negotiating gender roles, rules, and responsibilities for ethnic minority individuals."
—Patricia Arredondo, President, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus
"This book is a must-read for counselors and educators seeking to have a full understanding of the people they work with."
—Edward A. Delgado-Romero, PhD, Professor, The University of Georgia
"This extraordinary book presents vivid narratives of the challenges African American, Latina/o, Asian and Asian American women and men face in constructing their gender roles. The Multicultural Gender Role Model is groundbreaking."
—Nancy Boyd-Franklin, PhD, Professor II – Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University
Practical applications for mental health professionals and educators in helping clients and students understand and construct their roles within their schools, families, and communities
Edited by Dr. Marie Miville—a recognized authority on multicultural issues in counseling and psychology—Multicultural Gender Roles provides mental health professionals, educators, and students entering these fields with a solid research grounding on how people of color can reframe their gender roles in today's world.
Featuring personal experiences and stories based on interviews with over sixty individuals from various racial-ethnic backgrounds, Multicultural Gender Roles explores:
Gender role construction among men and women of colorLatino and Latina gender rolesGender roles among Asian/Asian American men and womenGender roles among African American men and womenNegotiating multicultural gender rolesUtilizing current theory and new research, Multicultural Gender Roles provides practical applications for mental health professionals and educators working with diverse populations.
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MARIE L. MIVILLE, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Miville has conducted research and developed workshops on social attitudes and universal-diverse orientation, Latino/a mental health, and the interrelations of various aspects of identity, as based on race, culture, gender, and sexual orientation among populations of color.
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Chapter One Gender Role Construction among Men and Women of Color 1
Marie L. Miville, Lucinda Bratini, Melissa J. Corpus, and Manuel A. Diaz
Gender and Gender Roles 2
Racial-Ethnic Contexts of Gender and Gender Roles 6
Constructivist Grounded Theory Method 14
Concluding Remarks 17
References 18
Chapter Two Gender Roles among African American Men 23
Marie L. Miville and Joel Sahadath
Negotiating Gender Roles 25
Negotiating Gender Roles Revisited 54
Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 56
References 63
Chapter Three Gender Roles among African American Women 65
Jorja A. K. Redway and Marie L. Miville
Confl ict and Evolution of Gender Roles 67
Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 88
References 94
Chapter Four Latino Male Gender Roles 97
Manuel A. Diaz, Marie L. Miville, and Natalia Gil
Defining Male Gender Roles within a Latino Cultural/Family Context 100
Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 125
References 130
Chapter Five Latina Gender Roles 133
Lucinda Bratini, Marilyn C. Ampuero, and Marie L. Miville
Latinas in Process of Transformation and Negotiation 135
Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 162
References 167
Chapter Six Gender Roles among Asian / Asian American Men 169
Michael Y. Lau, Yu-Kang Chen, Jill Huang, and Marie L. Miville
Culture, Socializing Infl uences, and Agency in Gender Role Constructions 171
Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 198
References 204
Chapter Seven Asian American Female Gender Roles 207
Melissa J. Corpus and Marie L. Miville
Model Minority, Model Woman 209
Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 224
References 229
Chapter Eight Negotiating Multicultural Gender Roles: A Proposed Model 231
Marie L. Miville, Lucinda Bratini, Melissa J. Corpus, Michael Y. Lau, and Jorja A. K. Redway
Summary of Our Analyses 232
Multicultural Gender Role Model 235
Future Directions for Research and Practice 244
Concluding Remarks 245
References 245
Appendix Supporting Research Materials 247
Gender Role Interview Guide 247
Acknowledgments 263
About the Editor 265
Contributors 267
Author Index 269
Subject Index 273
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“In addition to these practical applications, others working to facilitate changes in behavioral health or instructing future mental health practitioners will find useful information for discussions of gender and multicultural issues. I also recommend this book for those who are interested in gender role research or who are looking for an example of well-done qualitative research.” (PsycCRITIQUES, 5 May 2014)
