Title

A critical examination of selected perspectives in multicultural therapy and psychology

Authors

Authors

C. Negy

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Psychology

Keywords

SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS; AFRICAN-AMERICANS; WHITE; ACCULTURATION; MINORITIES; HISPANICS; SERVICES; BARRIERS; CULTURE; WOMEN; Psychology

Abstract

An attempt is made to delineate and discuss selected perspectives within multicultural therapy and psychology that are commonly found in the multicultural literature. The perspectives examined are: (a) minority clients' ethnicity is related to their presenting problems: (b) nonWhite cultures are infallible; (c) race and ethnicity are stronger predictors of behavior than social class; (d) in a multicultural therapy situation, therapists are White and clients are nonWhite; (e) racism is unique to White Americans; (f) psychology is irrelevant to minorities; and (g) psychological notions can be evaluated on the basis of the race or social class of the notions' creators. Suggestions are made when appropriate on ways to enhance multicultural psychology's scientific basis and clinical utility.

Journal Title

Psychology

Volume

36

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1999

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

2

Last Page

11

WOS Identifier

WOS:000080630400001

ISSN

0033-3077

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