Therapists' perspectives on working with interracial couples

Clinical Issues with Interracial Couples: Theories and Research

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 163-178

  Poulsen, Shruti S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intermarriage; Interracial; Relationship; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249858738     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781315808710     Document Type: Chapter

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