Loving Across Race and Class Divides
Relational Challenges and the Interracial Lesbian Couple
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11658908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Pearlman (0000-0002-2498-6164, University of Hartford, corresponding author), Sarah F Pearlman |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 25-35 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Therapy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0270-3149 • E-ISSN: 1541-0315 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j015v19n03_04 |
| OpenAlex | W2289178354 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Similar to their heterosexual counterparts, lesbians are increasingly meeting and falling in love with women very different than themselves -- differences which include race and class and thus, cultural background. Yet, there are distinct challenges which confront the interracial lesbian couple such as homophobia, racism, and limited social support from family and friends as illustrated through the narratives of two composite couples. A race, class, and culture sensitive psychotherapy is recommended. This enables clinicians to articulate perspectives which reframe and ''unpersonalize'' power struggles and disclose cultural differences in values and meanings as well as affirm those special joys and rewards when attraction and intimacy are joined to cultural difference
Class (philosophy · Cognitive reframing · Lesbian · Narrative · Power (physics · Race (biology · Racism · Sociology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Gender Studies · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2010 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |