Root, M. P. P. (2005). Filipino Families. In M. McGoldrick, J. Giordano, & N. Garcia-Preto (Eds.), Ethnicity and family therapy (3rd ed., pp. 319–331). The Guilford Press.
Filipinos, by definition, are a multicultural people with Chinese, Spanish, Malayan, Indonesian, South Asian, American, and, in the south, Muslim cultural influences. The result of these influences emphasizes a shared identity and connectedness, the centrality of the family, acceptance of uncertainty, ability to relate to others, respect offered according to the individual's place in the structure of hierarchical relations, adaptability, and religiosity (Enriquez, 1994). Only in recent years has an informed, insider description of Filipino American families appeared (Agbayani-Siewert & Enrile, 2003; Agbayani-Siewert & Revilla, 1995; Chan, 1998; Santa Rita, 1996). This chapter provides a foundation for understanding Filipino families and kinship patterns so that the family therapist may intervene more effectively with them. This chapter discusses history, waves of immigration, communication, expectations, social control, religion, spirituality, causality, and mental health issues. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved)