Overview

Marriage as an equal partnership is the goal of many couples in the Western world today, and yet equality is often limited by the ways that power and gender interact in the relationship, leading to dissatisfaction and ultimately the break-up of the marriage. This study examines the connection between inequality in marriage and marital distress. Drawing on research and personal interviews in the UK, USA and Israel, it stresses the role of friendship in establishing a truly equal relationship. Focusing on issues of gender, sex roles and power, the author provides a clinical treatment model for therapists working with couples, which is much needed in today's climate of change.

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Author:   Claire Rabin
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.528kg
ISBN:  

9780415116145

ISBN 10:   0415116147
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   09 May 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: a change in perspective 1 Gender, power and contemporary relationship tension 2 The egalitarian alternative. What is it? Is it worth the effort? 3 Friendship: the basic condition of equal partnership 4 Shared power: the road to mutual empowerment 5 Towards an integrative model of treatment goals for couples 6 Assessment 7 Types of couples seeking therapy 8 Creating an egalitarian therapeutic system Analyzing therapist-couple interactions as an assessment tool 9 The treatment model: individual interventions and education about equality 10 Couple interventions 11 Treatment of the traditional couple: putting the wife in charge 192 12 Treatment of the transitional couple: overt and covert power struggles 13 Issues in training and supervision

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Claire Rabin, D.S.W. is a teacher and supervisor of family and couples therapy at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University and a therapist in private practice

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