LEADER 04386nam 22007334a 450 001 996582067903316 005 20240516123652.0 010 $a0-8147-2307-1 010 $a0-585-42512-4 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814723074 035 $a(CKB)111056486726232 035 $a(EBL)865389 035 $a(OCoLC)784884445 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000130275 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11148765 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000130275 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10102157 035 $a(PQKB)10320580 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865389 035 $a(OCoLC)50745274 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10883 035 $a(DE-B1597)546901 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814723074 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL865389 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10032557 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486726232 100 $a19990407d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConversations about psychology and sexual orientation$b[electronic resource] /$fJanis S. Bohan and Glenda M. Russell with Vivienne Cass ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc1999 215 $a1 online resource (245 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-8147-1325-4 311 0 $a0-8147-1324-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tContributors --$tIntroduction. The Conversation Begins --$tChapter 2. Implications for Clinical Work --$tChapter 3. The Best of Both Worlds --$tChapter 4. Who Do WeWant You to Be? --$tChapter 5. Don?t Look for Perfects --$tChapter 6. Implications for Psychological Research and Theory Building --$tChapter 7. Bringing Psychology in from the Cold --$tChapter 8. Psychology of Sexual Orientation --$tChapter 9. Implications for Public Policy --$tChapter 10. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Issues in Public Policy --$tAfterword --$tReferences --$tIndex 330 $aPsychology's approach to sexual orientation has long had its foundation in essentialism, which undergirds psychological theory and research as well as clinical practice and applications of psychology to public policy issues. It is only recently that psychology as a discipline has begun to entertain social constructivism as an alternative approach. Based on the belief that thoughtful dialogue can engender positive change, Conversations about Psychology and Sexual Orientation explores the implications for psychology of both essentialist and social constructionist understandings of sexual orientation. The book opens with an introduction presenting basic theoretical frameworks, followed by three application sections dealing with clinical practice, research and theory, and public policy. In each, the discussion takes the form of a conversation, as the authors first consider essentialist and constructionist approaches to the topic at hand. These thoughts, in turn, are followed by responses from distinguished scholars chosen for their expertise in a particular area. By providing an array of comments and thoughtful responses to topics surrounding psychology's approaches to sexual orientation, this valuable study sheds new light on the contrasting views held in the field and the ways in which essentialist and constructionist understandings may be applied to specific practices and policies. 606 $aHomosexuality$xPsychological aspects 606 $aBisexuality$xPsychological aspects 606 $aSexual orientation$xPsychological aspects 606 $aGay people$xMental health services 606 $aBisexual people$xMental health services 606 $aPsychotherapy 615 0$aHomosexuality$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aBisexuality$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aSexual orientation$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aGay people$xMental health services. 615 0$aBisexual people$xMental health services. 615 0$aPsychotherapy. 676 $a306.76/5 700 $aBohan$b Janis S$01721679 701 $aRussell$b Glenda M$g(Glenda Marie),$f1949-$01600139 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996582067903316 996 $aConversations about psychology and sexual orientation$94121466 997 $aUNISA