Multicultural Gender Roles: Applications for Mental Health and Education

" Multicultural Gender Roles continues to advance multidimensional identity models. Each data–informed chapter introduces genuine reflections and accountings that lead to a proposed process model highlighting the complexities of negotiating gender roles, rules, and responsibilities for ethnic minority individuals." —Patricia Arredondo, President, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago Campus "This book is a must–read for counselors and educators seeking to have a full understanding of the people they work with." —Edward A. Delgado–Romero, PhD, Professor, The University of Georgia "This extraordinary book presents vivid narratives of the challenges African American, Latina/o, Asian and Asian American women and men face in constructing their gender roles. The Multicultural Gender Role Model is groundbreaking." —Nancy Boyd–Franklin, PhD, Professor II – Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University Practical applications for mental health professionals and educators in helping clients and students understand and construct their roles within their schools, families, and communities Edited by Dr. Marie Miville—a recognized authority on multicultural issues in counseling and psychology— Multicultural Gender Roles provides mental health professionals, educators, and students entering these fields with a solid research grounding on how people of color can reframe their gender roles in today′s world. Featuring personal experiences and stories based on interviews with over sixty individuals from various racial–ethnic backgrounds, Multicultural Gender Roles explores: Gender role construction among men and women of color Latino and Latina gender roles Gender roles among Asian/Asian American men and women Gender roles among African American men and women Negotiating multicultural gender roles Utilizing current theory and new research, Multicultural Gender Roles provides practical applications for mental health professionals and educators working with diverse populations.

Preface xi Chapter One Gender Role Construction among Men and Women of Color 1 Marie L. Miville, Lucinda Bratini, Melissa J. Corpus, and Manuel A. Diaz Gender and Gender Roles 2 Racial–Ethnic Contexts of Gender and Gender Roles 6 Constructivist Grounded Theory Method 14 Concluding Remarks 17 References 18 Chapter Two Gender Roles among African American Men 23 Marie L. Miville and Joel Sahadath Negotiating Gender Roles 25 Negotiating Gender Roles Revisited 54 Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 56 References 63 Chapter Three Gender Roles among African American Women 65 Jorja A. K. Redway and Marie L. Miville Confl ict and Evolution of Gender Roles 67 Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 88 References 94 Chapter Four Latino Male Gender Roles 97 Manuel A. Diaz, Marie L. Miville, and Natalia Gil Defining Male Gender Roles within a Latino Cultural/Family Context 100 Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 125 References 130 Chapter Five Latina Gender Roles 133 Lucinda Bratini, Marilyn C. Ampuero, and Marie L. Miville Latinas in Process of Transformation and Negotiation 135 Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 162 References 167 Chapter Six Gender Roles among Asian / Asian American Men 169 Michael Y. Lau, Yu–Kang Chen, Jill Huang, and Marie L. Miville Culture, Socializing Infl uences, and Agency in Gender Role Constructions 171 Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 198 References 204 Chapter Seven Asian American Female Gender Roles 207 Melissa J. Corpus and Marie L. Miville Model Minority, Model Woman 209 Applications for Mental Health Professionals and Educators 224 References 229 Chapter Eight Negotiating Multicultural Gender Roles: A Proposed Model 231 Marie L. Miville, Lucinda Bratini, Melissa J. Corpus, Michael Y. Lau, and Jorja A. K. Redway Summary of Our Analyses 232 Multicultural Gender Role Model 235 Future Directions for Research and Practice 244 Concluding Remarks 245 References 245 Appendix Supporting Research Materials 247 Gender Role Interview Guide 247 Acknowledgments 263 About the Editor 265 Contributors 267 Author Index 269 Subject Index 273

MARIE L. MIVILLE, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Miville has conducted research and developed workshops on social attitudes and universal-diverse orientation, Latino/a mental health, and the interrelations of various aspects of identity, as based on race, culture, gender, and sexual orientation among populations of color.