Promoting well-being: An ecology of intervening with African American bisexual clients

Journal of Bisexuality

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 65-84

  Scott, Raymond L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American bisexuals; African American men; African American women; Africentricism; Bisexual men; Bisexual women; Bisexuality; Cultural; Culturally competent psychotherapy; Diversity; Gender; Hegemony; Identity politics; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747179205     PISSN: 15299716     EISSN: 15299724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J159v06n01_05     Document Type: Article

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