Citation

McGoldrick M, Rohrbaugh M. Fam. Process 1987; 26(1): 89-99.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3569505

Abstract

Ethnic stereotypes in the family therapy literature make intuitive sense, but are based on surprisingly little empirical data. In a questionnaire survey of the family experiences of 220 mental health professionals representing eight American ethnic groups, most items differentiated the groups as predicted. A smaller, partial replication study comparing samples from Holland, Ireland, and North America found fewer discriminating items, but the differences that did appear were again as predicted. Implications for therapy and research with ethnic families are discussed.

Language: en