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Seddigheh Moghadam1, Carmen Knudson-Martin, Anne Rankin Mahoney
1Doctoral Programs in MFT, Department of Counseling and Family Sciences, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA.
Abstract:
Sometimes therapists assume that gender equality is not relevant when working with couples from traditional cultures. This study of couples in Iran suggests more complexity. The authors identify a variety of views and practices regarding equality between men and women in relationships. Some aspired to traditional roles; others attempted to create mutually supportive relationships. Yet others were somewhere in-between. This study helps identify important dimensions that may be overlooked when we define couple equality only by American standards or understand it only through a Western lens. The study provides insight into the dilemmas couples face when ideals of equality intersect with societal structures that maintain gendered power and offers suggestions for addressing gender when working with couples with traditional cultural backgrounds.
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