Introduction to Feminist Therapy: Strategies for Social and Individual Change by Kathy M Evans & Elizabeth A. Kincade & Susan Rachael Seem

Author:Kathy M Evans & Elizabeth A. Kincade & Susan Rachael Seem [Evans, Kathy M]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781452259222
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2010-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

Hypothesis: Jared is experiencing identity disruption as a result of being in what is essentially a new culture for him (middle-class, White, educated U.S. culture in contrast to rural, working-poor, ethnically bound, traditional U.S. culture).

Hypothesis: Because concepts of manhood fluctuate based on ethnicity and class, Jared’s concept of his gender identity and what it means to be a male is being questioned, and this causes distress. He is experiencing gender-role conflict.

2. Relational experiences of troublesome behavior.

Relational experiences refer to both our relationships with others and our relationship with ourselves. Jared feels awkward and inept in social situations at college. He reports that his way of talking is often mocked by his peers. He does not know what to talk about with the other people in his residence hall, and he is afraid that he might say something about which he will be teased. Jared tells us more about what is going on:

THERAPIST:

From what you are telling me, college has been a lot different from high school and not for the better. You sound pretty lonely.

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