This guide and text looks at how racism, sexism, and other forms of oppression constrain the lives of family therapy clients and how they impact the field of family therapy itself. The book integrates theoretical exposition with cases and autobiographical vignettes by contributors from around the country. Suggestions are offered for tapping into clients' cultural resources and conducting culturally competent assessment, treatment, and clinical training. This second edition features 20 entirely new chapters. The section in which contributors reflect on their own cultural and family legacies has been significantly expanded. McGoldrick is director of the Multicultural Family Institute in Highland Park, New Jersey. Hardy teaches family therapy at Drexel University. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)