Lesbian and gay psychology [[electronic resource] ] : theory, research, and clinical applications / / editors, Beverly Greene, Gregory M. Herek

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910478874503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, c1994
• ISBN: 1-4833-2675-6; 1-4522-5463-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 p.)
• Collana: Psychological perspectives on lesbian and gay issues ; ; 1
• Altri autori (Persone): GreeneBeverly; HerekGregory M
• Disciplina: 306.7662
• Soggetti: Lesbians - Psychology; Gay men - Psychology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Sponsored by the Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian and Gay Issues, Division 44 of the American Psychological Association."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1 - Lesbian and Gay Sexual Orientations: Implications for Clinical Training, Practice, and Research; Chapter 2 - When Perceptions Meet Reality: Individual Differences in Reactions to Lesbians and Gay Men; Chapter 3 - Our Politics and Choices: The Feminist Movement and Sexual Orientation; Chapter 4 - Sexual Pride and Shame in Lesbians; Chapter 5 - Lesbians and Physical Appearance: Which Model Applies?; Chapter 6 - Boundaries in Lesbian Therapist-Client Relationships; Chapter 7 - Lesbian and Gay Male Development: Steps Toward an Analysis of Lesbians' and Gay Men's LivesChapter 8 - The Nature and Correlates of Relationship Quality in Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Cohabiting Couples: A Test of the Individual Difference, Interdependence, and Discrepancy Models; Chapter 9 - Children of the Lesbian Baby Boom: Behavioral Adjustment, Self-Concepts, and Sex Role Identity; Chapter 10 - Internalized Homophobia: Conceptual and Empirical Issues in Measurement; Chapter 11 - Assessing Heterosexuals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men: A Review of Empirical Research With the ATLG ScaleAuthor Index; Subject Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: In this first volume of the Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Issues series, innovative empirical studies provide insight into the complexities and subtleties of the lesbian and gay community. Oustanding contributors explore issues relating to: the children of lesbians; internalized homophobia; lesbian and gay development; relationship quality of cohabiting couples; sexual pride and shame in lesbians; physical appearance; the impact of the feminist political movement; heterosexual attitudes; and boundaries in lesbian therapist//client relationships.