From Passive Acceptance to Active Commitment
- 1 October 1985
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Counseling Psychologist
- Vol. 13 (4) , 695-709
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000085134013
Abstract
This article presents a model of feminist identity development for women. The model is derived, in part, from Cross's (1971) theory of Black identity development and is based on the premise that women who live in contemporary society must first acknowledge, then struggle with, and repeatedly work through their feelings about the prejudice and discrimination they experience as women in order to achieve authentic and positive feminist identity. The stages in this process include passive acceptance, revelation, embeddedness-emanation, synthesis, and active commitment. Implications of the model are outlined for women, nonsexist and feminist psychotherapies and contemporary society.Keywords
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