A Theoretical Construction of Gender Issues in Marital Therapy (Qualitative Research, Critical Socialization Theory, Object Relations, Theory Generation, Intimacy)

By enlisting the "ideas in use" of sixteen working marital therapists, this study seeks to generate the beginning outlines of a theory of gender issues in couple relationships and therapy. This "theory" is presented in the form of an interpretive story about a particular couple constructed using respondents' audiotaped or written assessments of a videotaped live therapy session, followed by a semi-structured interview with each respondent. The interpretive story is organized as a reverse chronological history of gender issues observable at four levels of the couple's relationship--their initial appearance, their current marital interaction, their courtship, and their individual developmental histories in their respective families of origin.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Seals, Thomas Archibald, Jr.

• Education, Guidance and Counseling

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8521876

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/69004