{"product_id":"compassionate-love-in-intimate-relationships-josiane-m-apollon-9780367725020","title":"Compassionate Love in Intimate Relationships: The Integration Process of Sexual Mass Trauma, Racism, and Resilience","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on interviews conducted with Black couples in the United States, this book explores relational resilience and identifies unique adaptation strategies that enable couples to overcome the multigenerational effects of violence and sexual mass trauma from slavery and activates compassionate love in flourishing relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy applying Appreciative Inquiry (AI) methodology and family systems theory, the book captures the spiritual, emotional, and sexual dimensions in Black couple systems that gives meaning to their resilient relationships in the context of contemporary America. Within the framework of compassionate love, the book highlights the need for researchers and clinicians to include the broader cultural contexts in their sexual trauma-informed studies and interventions. Using genetic studies and empirical evidence, the volume contributes significantly to discussion around Black relationships and historical trauma and to the broader challenges within race relations in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will benefit researchers, academicians, and clinicians with an interest in sexual trauma, marriage, and family therapy, and couples counseling more broadly. Readers will also find this book useful when designing research in Black studies, intergenerational issues, or sexual intimacy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josiane M. Apollon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367725029\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367725020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Josiane M. Apollon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056022450431,"sku":"9780367725020","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c00c1883-512f-421c-bbd3-223d4405ba91.jpg?v=1685039088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/compassionate-love-in-intimate-relationships-josiane-m-apollon-9780367725020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}