Writing as an Act of Self-Embodiment: Hurston, Moody, and Angelou Combat Systemic Racial and Sexual Oppression

Hembrough, Tara

doi:10.1007/s12111-016-9326-4

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“…Individuals who belong to historically marginalized groups in the United States experience higher rates of suicidality (Peter & Taylor, ), stigmatized addiction (National Institute on Drug Abuse, ), and a general sense of powerlessness (Thomas & González‐Prendes, ). As the racial climate in the United States has once again ignited in the public media, the systems of oppression that shape society, mostly below conscious awareness, are further criticized with an increased effort toward deconstruction and change (Hembrough, ). One key factor that is often left out of this conversation is the impact of historical marginalization on meaning in life and on its counterpart, meaning frustration.…”

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Attending to Meaning in Life in the Lives of Marginalized Individuals

Bellin

2017

J Humanistic Counseling

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This narrative study investigates how 8 participants who identify with marginalized groups in the United States transcend their experience of meaning frustration, which stems from internalized oppression. The themes of nonlinear transcendence of meaning frustration and transcending meaning frustration through the fundamentals of humanistic counseling are presented. Implications and suggestions for psychotherapists are discussed.

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