Culturally Diverse Mental Health: The Challenges of Research and Resistance

Type
Book
ISBN 10
0415933587 
ISBN 13
9780415933582 
Category
Cultural Competence  [ Browse Items ]
Publication Year
2003 
Publisher
Pages
288 
Abstract
This book is a call to action for psychology to embrace multiculturalism or else become irrelevant in an increasingly diverse America. The book collects articles about institutional racism and resistance to multiculturalism, as well as the unique challenges faced by different racial and ethnic minorities in America and by diverse non-ethnic populations, such as Deaf people and LGBT people. The contents of the book are as follows:
• Modern Forms of Resistance to Multiculturalism: Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize
• Expanding Our Understanding of White Racism and Resistance to Change in the Fields of Counseling and Psychology
• Resistance to Multiculturalism: The “Indian Problem”
• To Be Included in the Multicultural Discussion: Check One Box Only
• Manifestations of Resistance to Diversity and Multiculturalism in Organizations
• Building Bridges in the 21st Century: Allies and the Power of Human Connection Across Demographic Divides
• African Americans in the New Millennium: A Continued Search for Our True Identity
• African-American Couples: Their Importance to the Stability of African-American Families and Their Mental Health Issues
• Latinos and Mental Health: At Least You Should Know This
• Clinical Psychology Issues Among Asian/Pacific Islander Americans
• South Asian Americans: Culture, Concerns, and Therapeutic Strategies
• American-Indian Mental Health Service Delivery: Persistent Challenges and Future Prospects
• Not Just Black and White: Interracial Relationships and Multiracial Individuals
• Women’s Mental Health Research: History, Current Status, and Future Directions
• Violence Against Women: A Silent Pandemic
• Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychology: Past, Present, and Future Directions
• Aging and Mental Health
• Deaf: Moving from Hearing Loss to Diversity
• Perspectives on Spirituality and Psychology in Ethnic Populations
 
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