Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Dedication -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction: A Path to Human Integration -- From Individual to Relational Paradigm -- From Religious to Spiritual Understanding -- Operationalizing the Sacred -- Conceptualizing Marriage -- Purpose of the Study -- Chapter 1 : Historical Context of the American Slavery System of Mass Rape -- Chapter 2 : Cultural Context of the American Slavery System's Impacts on Black Relationships
Chapter 3 : AI Methodology and Systems Theory Application -- Chapter 4 : Results and Implications of Findings for Researchers and Clinicians -- Chapter 5 : Clinical and Personal Conclusions and Implications in the Field -- References -- Chapter 1: Historical Context of the American Slavery System of Mass Rape -- African Ancestry -- World Historical Context -- African Spiritual Context -- African Americans -- Historical Context of Enslaved Africans (1441-1865) -- The American Slavery System -- Post-Slavery: Reconstruction/Transition (1863-1877) -- Institutionalized Oppression (1865-Present)
License to Lynch -- The First Genocide of the 20th Century -- The Asexualization Act (1909-1979) -- The American Culture of Mass Rape -- The Genetic Link of Slave Owner/Slave Descendants -- Contemporary Legacy of Sexual Mass Violence -- Sexual Mass Trauma -- Defining Trauma -- Mass Trauma -- Mass Trauma Effects -- Sexual Mass Trauma -- Sexual Mass Trauma Effects -- Spiritual Dimension of Sexual Mass Trauma -- The Biological Dimension of Mass Trauma -- The Psychosocial Dimension of Mass Trauma -- Spiritual Dimension of Trauma -- Posttraumatic Slave Syndrome
The Social Policy Dimension of Mass Trauma -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 2: Cultural Context of the American Slavery System's Impacts on Black Relationships -- The American Culture of Racism -- Racism -- Sexual Racism -- Consequences of Racism for Black Couples -- American Culture of Racism -- Sex Ratio Imbalance -- Problem Identification Versus Strength Recognition -- Successful Relationships -- Conceptualizing Coupling -- Defining Sexual Satisfaction -- Problem Statement -- Cultural Context of American Resilient Couples -- Consequences of Marriage
Politics of Race, Gender, and Sexuality -- Strengths of Black Relationships -- Positive Body/Mind Connection -- Practical Body/Mind/Spirit Connection -- An Egalitarian Dimension -- References -- Chapter 3: AI Methodology and Systems Theory Application -- The Research Question -- Systems Theories -- Essentialism -- LINC -- EcCT -- AI Practice -- The 5Cs Cycle -- AI Application -- Selection of Sample -- Appreciative Couple Interviews -- Qualitative Data Analysis -- Discovery Phase -- Dream Phase -- Summary -- References
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Chapter 4: Results and Implications of Findings for Researchers and Clinicians
