Intergenerational Issues of Intermarriage: Techniques of Premarital Counseling

Publication Date: January 1994

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Donald A. Scharf

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Psychology; Social Services; Inter-marriage

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

Intermarriage must be addressed as an intergenerational issue. Many individuals are in denial about their past, which is a major cause of marital dysfunction. Those who let go of their past can become uprooted, losing a significant part of themselves. Interventions and techniques used in the premarital counseling of interfaith couples are presented.