Legitimizing the Child-Free Family: The Role of the Family Counselor:

作者: Joshua M. Gold , J. Suzanne Wilson

DOI: 10.1177/1066480702101011

关键词: ChildlessnessCultural sensitivityPsychologyValue (ethics)Professional literatureSocial psychologyMultiple factorsFamily therapyFamily values

摘要: Counselors aspiring to cultural sensitivity are directed consider multiple factors, including issues of family values, and become aware personal value stances what implications these values may have for their counseling practice. This article will focus on society’s pronatal biases by exploring the stereotypes ascribed child-free families, reviewing professional literature offering counseling.

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