03373nam 2200589 a 450 991082325920332120240402040005.09781483325422148332542397814522525061452252505(CKB)2550000001194127(EBL)1598340(MiAaPQ)EBC1598340(OCoLC)1017715461(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159019(EXLCZ)99255000000119412720130912h19911991 fy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHomosexuality research implications for public policy /edited by John C. Gonsiorek and James D. Weinrich1st ed.Newbury Park :SAGE,1991.©19911 online resource (xv, 295 pages)"Published in cooperation with the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues"--Title page.9781322423173 1322423172 9780803937642 0803937644 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 - The Definition and Scope of Sexual Orientation; 2 - Homosexuality, Nature, and Biology: Is Homosexuality Natural? Does It Matter?; 3 - Masculinity and Femininity in Homosexuality: ""Inversion"" Revisited; 4 - Strange Customs, Familiar Lives: Homosexualities in Other Cultures; 5 - Stigma, Prejudice, and Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men; 6 - Sexual Orientation and the Law; 7 - Psychological and Medical Treatments of Homosexuality; 8 - The Empirical Basis for the Demise of the Illness Model of Homosexuality9 - Constructionism and Morality in Therapy for Homosexuality; 10 - Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy for Gay Men and Lesbians: A Scientific Examination; 11 - Homosexual Identity: Coming Out and Other Developmental Events; 12 - Lesbian and Gay Relationships; 13 - Lesbian Mothers and Gay Fathers; 14 - Partner Notification as an Instrument for HIV Control; 15 - AIDS Prevention and Public Policy: The Experience of Gay Males; Conclusion; References; IndexWhat does social science research tell us about homosexuality? Does this knowledge affect public policy? Despite scholarly research, homosexuality continues to be the subject of an intense, and often bitter, debate. This volume summarizes academic knowledge about homosexuality and its relevance for public policy. Topics addressed include the nature and causes of sexual orientations; the reasons homosexuality is not an illness; the ethics of various mental health approaches to homosexuality; the effects of social and legal discrimination; newer biological and psychological understaHomosexualityUnited StatesHomosexualityGovernment policyUnited StatesGay peopleUnited StatesPsychologyHomosexualityHomosexualityGovernment policyGay peoplePsychology.306.766Gonsiorek John C1714324Weinrich James D1714325StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910823259203321Homosexuality4108044UNINA