Sexual minorities : discrimination, challenges, and development in America / / Michael K. Sullivan, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.76/6/0973
• Soggetto topico: Sexual minorities - United States - Social conditions; Homophobia - United States; Social work with gays - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SullivanMichael K
• Note generali: ". has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of human behavior in the social environment, Volume 8, Numbers 2/3 2003."; First published by the Haworth Social Work Practice Press, 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Homophobia, History, and Homosexuality: Trends for Sexual Minorities (Michael K. Sullivan) Being Heard on Sexual Orientation: An Analysis of Testimonies at Public Hearings on an Anti-Discrimination Bill (Geoffrey L. Greif and Daphne L. McClellan) Conceptions of Gay Male Life-Span Development: Past and Present (David Roseborough) Getting a Piece of the Pie: Cultural Competence for GLBT Employees at the Workplace (Nan Van Den Bergh) Heterosexism and Social Work: An Ethical Issue (Maryann Krieglstein) Coming Out as Lesbian or Gay: A Potential Precipitant of Crisis in Adolescence (Vanessa E. Ford) Risk Factors of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents: Review of Empirical Literature and Practice Implications (Sanna J. Thompson and Lon Johnston) Gay Adolescents in Rural Areas: Experiences and Coping Strategies (Darrell G. Yarbrough) Providing HIV Education and Outreach via Internet Chat Rooms to Men Who Have Sex with Men (Samuel A. MacMaster, Redford Aquino, and Kenneth A. Vail) Sex Role Identity and Jealousy as Correlates of Abusive Behavior in Lesbian Relationships (Grace A. Telesco) Lesbian-Headed Stepfamilies (Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen and Pauline I. Erera) Life Course Analysis The Courage to Search for Something More: Middle Adulthood Issues in the Transgender and Intersex Community (Tarynn Witten) Discrimination in the Workplace: The Firing of a Transsexual (Phyllis E. Berry, Karen M. McGuffee, Jeffrey P. Rush, and Susan Columbus) Index Reference Notes Included
• Sommario/riassunto: This text examines various stumbling blocks that prevent many gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people from living unrestricted healthy lives. It concentrates on the effects of outside influences on the homosexual psyche from adolescence to mid-life.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sexual minorities
• ISBN: 0-7890-0235-3; 1-315-86548-3; 1-317-95783-0; 1-317-95784-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453776303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II