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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465151703321

Titolo

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities over the lifespan : psychological perspectives / / edited by Anthony R. D'Augelli, Charlotte J. Patterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 1995

ISBN

0-19-510899-X

1-4237-3882-9

0-19-535962-3

1-280-76026-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (468 p.)

Disciplina

155.3/4

Soggetti

Homosexuality - United States

Bisexuality - United States

Gender identity - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Lesbian Identities: Concepts and Issues; 2. Gay Male Identities: Concepts and Issues; 3. Bisexual Identities; 4. Issues of Sexual Identity in an Ethnic Minority: The Case of Chinese American Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual People; 5. Biological Perspectives on Sexual Orientation; 6. Social Constructionism: Implications for Lesbian and Gay Psychology; 7. Lesbian, Gay Male, and Bisexual Adolescents; 8. Lesbians and Gay Men in Midlife; 9. Development in Late Life: Older Lesbian and Gay Lives; 10. Lesbian and Gay Couples; 11. Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children

12. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Communities13. Psychological Heterosexism in the United States; 14. The Impact of the HIV Epidemic on U.S. Gay Male Communities; 15. Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last fifteen years, psychological research regarding sexual orientation has seen explosive growth. In this book, Anthony R. D'Augelli and Charlotte J. Patterson bring together top experts to offer



a comprehensive overview of what we have discovered--and what we still need to learn--about lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities. Writing in clear, nontechnical language, the contributors cover a range of topics, including conceptions of sexual identity, development over the lifespan, family and other personal relationships, parenting, and bigotry and discrimination. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisex