Journal article
Coupling Processes and Experiences of Never Married Heterosexual Black Men and Women: A Phenomenological Study
Journal of marital and family therapy, v 43(3), pp 463-481
Jul 2017
PMID: 28205237
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Abstract
Over the past decades, the decline in Black marriages and the upsurge of never-married Blacks have stimulated much theoretical focus, but researchers conducted few studies on never-married heterosexual Black adults' coupling unions. Guided by an integrated framework of Africana womanism and symbolic interactionism, this qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study used comprehensive individual interviews to explore the experiences of 26 never-married heterosexual Black men and women between the ages 25 and 35 about their attempts to cultivate and maintain intimate romantic relationships as well as their desire for marriage. Findings revealed mixed emotions from participants' lived experiences in developing and sustaining romantic relationships. Clinical implications highlighted the need to effectively attend to Black romantic relationships and experiences in their sociohistorical and sociocultural contexts.
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- Title
- Coupling Processes and Experiences of Never Married Heterosexual Black Men and Women: A Phenomenological Study
- Creators
- Christiana I Awosan - Seton Hall UniversityKenneth V Hardy - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, v 43(3), pp 463-481
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]; Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000405238600008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85013229328
- Other Identifier
- 991019168905904721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychology, Clinical