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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172258603321

Titolo

Lesbians of color : social and human services / / Hilda Hidalgo, PhD, ACSW, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-317-95267-7

1-317-95268-5

1-315-86376-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HidalgoHilda

Disciplina

362.83/08/693

Soggetti

Social work with lesbians - United States

Social work with minorities - United States

Lesbians - Services for - United States

Minorities - Services for - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Lesbians of color: social and human services has also been published as Journal of gay & lesbian social services, volume 3, number 2 1995.

First published by the Haworth Press, Inc., in 1995.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Being Pro-Gay and Pro-Lesbian in Straight InstitutionsIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Broaden your understanding of lesbians of color, their perspectives, and their needs from a human services point of view. Lesbians of Color: Social and Human Services helps you understand the ways in which lesbians of color perceive important issues related to their oppression and discrimination by the dominant social service community. The authors'personalized accounts graphically depict the deep-seated impacts of society's racism, sexism, and homophobia. This insightful book suggests effective ways of changing detrimental practices and agency policies that perpetuate oppression and discrimin