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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954128003321

Autore

Baker Jean M.

Titolo

How homophobia hurts children : nurturing diversity at home, at school, and in the community / / Jean M. Baker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2002

ISBN

1-317-76639-3

1-317-76640-7

1-315-80172-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Collana

Haworth gay & lesian studies

Disciplina

306.76/6

306.766

Soggetti

Homophobia - United States

Gay youth - United States - Psychology

Gay students - United States - Psychology

Sexual harassment in education - United States

Coming out (Sexual orientation) - United States

LGBTQ+ families

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 (pages 207-214) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; About the Author; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Shame Can Shatter Their Dreams; Homophobia: A Respectable Prejudice; The Gay Rights Movement; The Homosexual Debate: Pathology or Normal Variation?; Growing Up in a Homophobic Culture; What Is It Like to Grow Up Gay?; Adult Attitudes; Chapter 2. Myths and Fallacies; Myth: Homosexuality Is a Mental Illness; Myth: Homosexuality Can Be Cured; Myth: Homosexuality Is a Choice; Myth: Homosexuals Are Sexual Molesters

Myth: Homosexuals Will Convert Children to HomosexualityMyths and Stereotypes Perpetuate Prejudice; Chapter 3. Identity Development; Erik Erikson's Stages of Child and Adolescent Development; Chapter 4. Coming Out; What Is Coming Out?; Early Childhood Experiences; Coming Out in High School; Coming-Out Models; What Do Youth Say About Coming Out?; Chapter 5. Parents and Families Coming Out; Why



Should Parents Come Out?; How Do Parents React When They Discover Their Child Is Gay?; What Does Research Show?; Stages of Parental Coming Out; My Own Story; Mary Borhek's Story

Chapter 6. For All ParentsTo Parents Who Don't know Whether Their Child Is Gay; Family Reactions to Gay Children Coming Out; Comments; Chapter 7. What Happens to Gay Children at School?; Memories of Harassment and Intimidation; What Does Research Show About Harassment of Gays in Schools?; Cultural Permission for Antigay Harassment; The Hidden Gay Students; Intimidation and Harassment May Provoke Violence in Schools; Chapter 8. Students Tell Us How Schools Can Help; Actions Schools Can Take; A Gay Football Player Comes Out

Chapter 9. How Individuals Within the School System Can Help Gay StudentsA Teacher's Coming-Out Story; What Else Can Teachers Do?; What Can School Counselors and School Psychologists Do?; What Can School Administrators and School Boards Do?; Chapter 10. Gay Youth Support Groups; Students Speak About the Groups; A School Nurse; An English Teacher; A Chemistry Teacher; A Librarian; Chapter 11. A School Climate Survey; Background; Why Students Did or Did Not Intervene; Why Gay Students Would or Would Not Feel Safe in School; Summary; Chapter 12. Transcending the Stigma

Are Gays and Lesbians Exceptional?What's Good About Being Gay?; Chapter 13. Enlightened Mayor Seeks Acceptance for Gay Youths; Chapter 14. For Mental Health Professionals; Chapter 15. Legal and Social Policy Barriers and How They Affect Gay Children; The Right to Marry; Antidiscrimination Legislation; Antidiscrimination Policies in the Schools; Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Gays in the Military; Archaic Sex Laws; Boy Scout Policies; Policies About AIDS; Antigay Hate Crimes; Changing Laws and Policies Can Help Our Gay Children; Chapter 16. Transgender Identity; Gender Benders; Transvestites

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Sommario/riassunto

Homophobia hurts kids. Explore ways to minimize that trauma!This book illustrates the ways that children growing up to be gay are harmed by homophobia before anyone, including themselves, even knows they are gay. This compelling and sympathetic volume describes many simple ways that these children can be helped to understand that they can grow up to lead normal lives, with hopes and dreams for their futures. How Homophobia Hurts Children: Nurturing Diversity at Home, at School, and in the Community brings home the voices of these children. They describe their experiences to show how



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963339403321

Autore

Cordesman Anthony H.

Titolo

After the storm : the changing military balance in the Middle East / / Anthony H. Cordesman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2018

ISBN

9781474292559

1474292550

9781474292566

1474292569

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (834 p.)

Collana

History and politics in the 20th century: Bloomsbury Academic

Disciplina

355/.033056

Soggetti

Middle East Armed Forces

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Produced in cooperation with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1.Weighing the Military Balance in the Middle East. The Casualty Effect ; The Burden of Military Expenditures ; Trends in Military Manpower ; Equipment Numbers: The Issue of Quantity ; Qualitative Factors Affecting the Middle Eastern Military Balance ; Force Quality and Continuing Weaknesses in Middle Eastern Forces ; Scenario and Contingency Analysis in Middle Eastern Forces ; Notes -- 2.Arms Transfers to the Middle East ; The Problem of Data ; Total Regional Arms Transfers Through 1990 ; The Total Flow of Arms to Individual Middle Eastern Countries ; The Role of Arms Suppliers ; Arms Costs Versus Flows of Weapons ; Supplier Relationships with Individual Middle Eastern States ; The Role of Military Advisors ; Economic and Political Forces Driving Arms Sales ; Notes -- 3.Trends in the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction ; Current Acquisition Efforts in the Middle East ; The Impact of Long Range Missile Systems ; The Impact of Chemical Weapons ; The Impact of Biological Weapons ; The Impact of Nuclear Weapons ; The Technology and Practice of Proliferation ; Notes --

Contents note continued: 4.Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in North Africa ; The Arms Buildup in the Maghreb ; Patterns in Arms Imports and Military Advisory Efforts ; Mauritania ; Morocco ;



Algeria ; Libya ; Tunisia ; The Military Tragedy in the Maghreb ; Notes -- 5.Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Arab-Israeli Confrontation States ; The Historical Trends in Military Forces ; The Economic, Demographic, and Military Forces Affecting the Arab-Israeli Balance ; Israel ; Syria ; Jordan ; Lebanon ; Palestinian Forces ; Egypt ; Current Prospects for the Arab-Israeli Arms Race ; Notes -- 6.Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Northern Gulf States ; The Dynamics of the Military Balance in the Gulf Area ; The Impact of Iran and Iraq on the Regional Military Balance ; Iran ; Iraq ; Dealing with the Strategic Challenge from Iran and Iraq ; Notes --

Contents note continued: 7.Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Southern Gulf States ; Military Forces, Strategic Needs, and Vulnerabilities ; The Gulf Cooperation Council and Efforts at Collective Security ; Saudi Arabia ; Kuwait ; Bahrain ; Qatar ; UAE ; Oman ; The Southern Gulf States: The Problem May Be the Solution ; Notes -- 8.Trends in the Military Balance and Arms Sales in the Red Sea and the Horn ; The Military Trends in the Red Sea Area ; Yemen ; Sudan ; Ethiopia ; Djibouti ; Somalia ; The Problem of the Red Sea and the Horn ; Notes -- 9.Strategic Interests, Arms Control, and Regional Stability: Conflict or Synergy? ; The Problem of Peace Negotiations ; The Problem of Arms Control ; The Problem of Military Buildups ; The Rule of Law and the Illusion of Democracy.

Sommario/riassunto

"This comprehensive analysis documents the military forces in each Middle Eastern country at the end of the Cold War. Cordesman discusses security developments and provides a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the strength and effectiveness of every army, navy, air force, and air defence force in the region. He further assesses post-Cold War modernization and expansions plans and each country's internal security situations, the role the military plays in its government and internal tensions and civil wars. Special attention is paid to Iran and Iraq and the author examines the military changes in both countries as responses to the Iran-Iraq and the First Gulf War. After the Storm is unique in combining the evaluation of conventional forces with assessments of developments in biological, chemical and nuclear weapons and provides a coherent picture of the state of the military in the Middle East in the early 1990s. Summary tables and charts present keys statistics for the region, formatted to allow quick country by country comparisons."--Bloomsbury Publishing.