Coupling Processes and Experiences of Never Married Heterosexual Black Men and Women: A Phenomenological Study
| Autor: | Kenneth V. Hardy, Christiana I. Awosan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology 050109 social psychology Symbolic interactionism Interpersonal relationship Single person Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations Womanism Sociocultural evolution Heterosexuality Qualitative Research 05 social sciences Gender studies Single Person Romance Black or African American Clinical Psychology Sexual Partners 050902 family studies Female 0509 other social sciences Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Journal of marital and family therapy. 43(3) |
| ISSN: | 1752-0606 |
| Popis: | Over the past decades, the decline in Black marriages and the upsurge of never-married Blacks have stimulated much theoretical focus, but researchers conducted few studies on never-married heterosexual Black adults' coupling unions. Guided by an integrated framework of Africana womanism and symbolic interactionism, this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study used comprehensive individual interviews to explore the experiences of 26 never-married heterosexual Black men and women between the ages 25 and 35 about their attempts to cultivate and maintain intimate romantic relationships as well as their desire for marriage. Findings revealed mixed emotions from participants' lived experiences in developing and sustaining romantic relationships. Clinical implications highlighted the need to effectively attend to Black romantic relationships and experiences in their sociohistorical and sociocultural contexts. |
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