Women, Feminism and Family Therapy

Braverman, Lois

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“…It was believed that with such independence, people might develop in accordance with their skills and aptitudes without being constrained by rules or obstacles from without. For a liberal, equality meant having equal access to opportunities (Braverman, 2012).…”

Section: Liberal Feminismmentioning

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Celie’s Endeavors as the Liberal Feminism Symbol in Alice Walker’s the Color Purple

Diana

2022

Jurnal, Pendidikan

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Liberal Feminism has been one of highly discussed theme in literature works, especially novels. One the novels was Alice Walker’s The Color Purple. This article discusses the main character’s struggles to get free from abuse and oppression she experienced as a wife and a stepdaughter. Her reconciliation with her abusive husband in the end of the story was believed as a symbol of the success of liberal feminism movement.

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Section: Liberal Feminismmentioning

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Celie’s Endeavors as the Liberal Feminism Symbol in Alice Walker’s the Color Purple

Diana

2022

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“…In the following section, a number of descriptions of feminist therapies' assumptions and practices are examined. Braverman (1988) writes that feminism and family therapy have much to offer one another, and that they are not essentially incongruent. She continues that techniques of the major schools of family therapy lend themselves to solving clinical issues of women.…”

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“…valuing women's relationships with each other as a special source of support, different from their relationships with men. Braverman (1988) states that feminist family therapy is not gender blind in theory or practice and that it sees gender on par with generation in diagnosis and interventions. Feminist approaches avoid the bias of mother-blame and womencentered solutions (i.e.…”

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“…The therapy described by the informants incorporates a feminist philosophy and feminist values, and the actions by the therapists are congruent with feminism. Braverman (1988) states that a feminist therapist acknowledges the social and political context of the therapeutic need. Under the theme of integrated feminism, these characteristics are similarly described in the contextualization of the issue domain.…”

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Feminist family therapy: a client based description

Fitzgerald

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Family therapy is a relatively new field in the world of individual and group mental health services. Within the discipline, there are subgroups or evolving disciplines that have even more innovation; feminist family therapy is one of them. This section will focus on the historical roots and theoretical dimensions of feminism. This background is part of the context where feminist family therapy finds its roots. "Modern feminism, born of Enlightenment ideals of democracy and energized by American Reconstructionist passion, has existed in the United States since the 1850's" (Leupenitz, 1989, p. 4). Much of the current American feminist movement is based in the political changes that occurred in the 1960's and 1970's. Feminist theory can be described as distinctly about the world of women. Humm (1990) states, "Unique to feminist theory is its insistence on the inextricable link between theory and practice and between public and private [life]" (p. x). Feminism is a praxis theory. It is a theory that does not develop or exist only in the realm of ideas, discussion and debate. Beyond thinking, feminism is about practice and action. Another hallmark of feminist theory is its roots in the experience of women. Humm (1990) continues that feminist theory will always be the topography of voices, anchored in the lives and experience of individual women. Because of the nature of the theory, it has developed an indigenously-produced tradition of some sophistication.

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Influence of gender in family evaluations: A comparison of trained and untrained observer perceptions of matriarchal and patriarchal family interviews.

Ivey

Conoley²

1994

Journal of Family Psychology

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This research examined how training and experience, family roles, and gender of observed family leadership affect ratings of both family and individual parent functioning. Seventy experienced therapists and 70 clinically naive individuals rated 2 videotaped family interviews. One interview demonstrated a matriarchal style of family interaction and the other demonstrated a patriarchal style. Ratings from the 2 groups of observers were compared to determine the effects of training and experience. The effects of leader gender were determined by comparing ratings of the 2 family interviews. Ratings of the mother and the father from the 2 interviews were compared to determine the effects of family roles. Results suggest that experienced observers in assessments of family functioning are vulnerable to biased views of mother-led families. In assessments of parent functioning, results suggest that although training and experience may promote more critical ratings, vulnerability to biased views of women as family leaders is not significantly affected. These findings underscore the importance of both therapists and researchers examining the role of gender in family therapy.This research examined the relative vulnerabilities of trained and untrained individuals to gender bias in assessments of parent and family functioning by comparing ratings of mother-led and father-led videotaped family interviews. Despite the growing concern about gender issues and patient variable bias in the field of family therapy (Bogard, 1991;Braverman, 1988;Goodrich, 1991), little research exists pertaining to the role of training and experience. Specifically, it is not evident whether training and experience reduce the vulnerability to gender bias in family assessment and treatment. Studies examining the relationship between

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Women, Feminism and Family Therapy

Cited by 5 publications

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Celie’s Endeavors as the Liberal Feminism Symbol in Alice Walker’s the Color Purple

Celie’s Endeavors as the Liberal Feminism Symbol in Alice Walker’s the Color Purple

Feminist family therapy: a client based description

Influence of gender in family evaluations: A comparison of trained and untrained observer perceptions of matriarchal and patriarchal family interviews.

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