Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities over the Lifespan Psychological Perspectives

by D'Augelli, Anthony R.; Patterson, Charlotte J.

• ISBN13: 9780195082319
• ISBN10: 0195082311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-02-09
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Over the last fifteen years, psychological research regarding sexual orientation has seen explosive growth. In this book, Anthony R. D'Augelli and Charlotte J. Patterson bring together top experts to offer a comprehensive overview of what we have discovered--and what we still need to learn--about lesbian, gay, and bisexual identities. Writing in clear, nontechnical language, the contributors cover a range of topics, including conceptions of sexual identity, development over the lifespan, family and other personal relationships, parenting, and bigotry and discrimination. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities Over the Lifespan is essential reading for researchers, students, social scientists, mental health practitioners, and general readers who seek the most up-to-date and authoritative treatment of the subject available.

Table of Contents

I Concepts of Sexual Identity
Lesbian Identities: Concepts and Issues	3	(21)
Laura S. Brown
Gay Male Identities: Concepts and Issues	24	(24)
John C. Gonsiorek
Bisexual Identities	48	(39)
Ronald C. Fox
Issues of Sexual Identity in an Ethnic Minority: The Case of Chinese American Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual People	87	(15)
Connie S. Chan
Biological Perspectives on Sexual Orientation	102	(34)
J. Michael Bailey
Social Constructionism: Implications for Lesbian and Gay Psychology	136	(29)
Celia Kitzinger
II Personal Development Over the Lifespan
Lesbian, Gay Male, and Bisexual Adolescents	165	(25)
Ritch C. Savin-Williams
Lesbians and Gay Men in Midlife	190	(25)
Douglas C. Kimmel
Barbara E. Sang
Development in Late Life: Older Lesbian and Gay Lives	215	(28)
James D. Reid
III Relationships and Families
Lesbian and Gay Couples	243	(19)
Lawrence A. Kurdek
Lesbian Mothers, Gay Fathers, and Their Children	262	(31)
Charlotte J. Patterson
IV Community and Contextual Issues
Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Communities	293	(28)
Anthony R. D'Augelli
Linda D. Garnets
Psychological Heterosexism in the United States	321	(26)
Gregory M. Herek
The Impact of the HIV Epidemic on U.S. Gay Male Communities	347	(51)
Jay P. Paul
Robert B. Hays
Thomas J. Coates
Psychotherapy with Lesbians and Gay Men	398	(35)
Kristin A. Hancock
Index	433