Synopses & Reviews
A comprehensive readings text on gay and lesbian studies intended for a course on that topic or a course covering sexual minorities.
Table of Contents
Part I A Background for the Study of Issues Related to Sexual MinoritiesChapter 1 - Subsequent Developments: A Look ForwardChapter 2 - Research on Sexual Orientation: Definitions and MethodsChapter 3 - Heterosexual Bias in Psychological Research on Lesbianism and Male HomosexualityChapter 4 - The Dilemma of Essentiality in Homosexual TheoryChapter 5 - Theories of Sexual OrientationPart II Theories and Models of Homosexual Etiology and DevelopmentChapter 6 - Neurohormonal Functioning and Sexual Orientation: A Theory of Homosexuality-HeterosexualityChapter 7 - The Destiny of YouChapter 8 - The Psychoanalytic Model of Male Homosexuality: A Historical and Theoretical CritiqueChapter 9 - The Psychoanalytic Perspective of Adolescent Homosexuality: A ReviewChapter 10 - Jung's Attitudes and Theories on HomosexualityChapter 11 - Sexual Orientation, Sociobiology, and EvolutionChapter 12 - Homosexual Identity Formation as a Developmental ProcessChapter 13 - Becoming Homosexual: A Model of Gay Identity AcquisitionPart III Cognitive ComponentsChapter 14 - Homosexual Panic: A Review of Its ConceptChapter 15 - Sexual Orientation and Cognitive AbilitiesChapter 16 - Cognitive Characteristics and HomosexualityPart IV Cultural Components Related to Sexual MinoritiesChapter 17 - A Cross-Cultural Assessment of Early Cross-Gender Behavior and Familial Factors in Male HomosexualityChapter 18 - The Lesbian Episode...It May Be More Common - And Enlightening - Than You ThinkChapter 19 - Tough TimesChapter 20 - Man Child: A Black Lesbian Feminist's ResponseChapter 21 - Similarity and Attraction in Homosexual Males: The Effects of Age and Masculinity-FemininityChapter 22 - Better in the Bahamas? Not If You're a FeministPart V Therapy Variables Regarding Sexual Minority ClientsChapter 23 - Counseling Gay AdolescentsChapter 24 - Counseling LesbiansChapter 25 - "I'd Rather Be Dead Than Gay": Counseling Gay Men Who Are Coming OutPart VI Hope Springs EternalChapter 26 - Events Measure Increased Visibility of Gays, Lesbians