The editors (two of whom are affiliated with the Multicultural Family Institute in New Jersey and the other of whom is a family therapist in private practice in New York) present a guide to cultural/ethnic considerations in family therapy in the United States. Each of 52 chapters focuses on a particular ethnicity. Authors were tasked with describing the particular characteristics and values of each group, emphasizing those relevant for therapy; analyzing patterns that relate to clinical situations, such as couple relationships, generational relationships, sibling relationships or how families cope with loss, homosexuality, conflict, and intermarriage; including information on the impact of race, class, religion, gender roles, sexual orientation, and migration experience; and offering guidelines for interventions that demonstrate respect for the historical circumstances and current adaptive needs of families. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)