Synopses & Reviews
This exciting and engaging textbook introduces students to the psychology of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer lives and experiences. It covers a broad range of topics including diversity, prejudice, health, relationships, parenting and lifespan experiences from youth to old age. The book includes 'key researcher' boxes, which outline the contributions of significant individuals and their motivations for conducting their research in their own words. Key issues and debates are discussed throughout the book, and questions for discussion and classroom exercises help students reflect critically and apply their learning. There are extensive links to further resources and information, as well as 'gaps and absences' sections, indicating major limitations of research in a particular area. This is the essential textbook for anyone studying LGBTQ Psychology, Psychology of Sexuality or related courses. It is also a useful supplement to courses on Gender and Developmental Psychology.
Review
"Organizes a tremendous amount of research to illuminate LGBTQ issues including identity development, health, relationships, parenting, and diversity. This book will engage students in thinking critically about LGBTQ psychology and provide practicing psychologists and researchers with new insights."
-- Mary Crawford, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies, University of ConnecticutReview
"Comprehensive in focus, international in outlook, and critical in orientation, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Psychology is a groundbreaking text, and a welcome addition. As the first real textbook of LGBTQ psychology, it reveals the breadth and depth - the richness and diversity - of a field often ignored by the mainstream of the discipline. Written with an engaging active voice, it encourages the reader both to learn this field, and critically engage with it and its place within the wider discipline of psychology. Whether it's used for teaching a course specifically on LGBTQ psychology, or to integrate LGBTQ perspectives fully into teaching another area of psychology, it provides an excellent resource for students and academics alike."
--Virginia Braun, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of AucklandReview
"A wonderful, wide-ranging and much-needed introduction to the field of LGBTQ psychology. This unique book draws together both classic and cutting edge psychological research, and provides thoughtful and balanced reflection throughout. A must-read for any student of sexuality, or anybody in the LGBTQ world who wants to be familiar with the literature."
--Meg Barker, Lecturer in Psychology, The Open UniversityReview
"....This book is not only well written but designed in a way that makes it an easy read.... As a whole, this book provides realistic ways of creating change, fosters understanding, and challenges the reader to be wary of the ways in which traditional norms can be harmful to LGBTQ people. It is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in LGBTQ psychology and should be of particular interest to professionals and students in the field of psychology. By incorporating the important topics and suggestions included in this book, the field can move toward more fully becoming "a psychology of people."
--Andrea Guschlbauer and Nathan Grant Smith, McGill University, Canadian Psychology/Psychologie CanadienneSynopsis
The first comprehensive psychology textbook to focus on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people.
Synopsis
The first comprehensive psychology textbook on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people. It provides an informative and engaging introduction to this exciting area of psychology, placing theories within their social contexts. Each chapter includes exercises and boxes to help students critically reflect and apply their learning.
About the Author
Victoria Clarke is a Reader in Sexuality Studies at the University of the West of England, Bristol.Sonja J. Ellis is a Principal Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University.Elizabeth Peel is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Aston University, Birmingham.Damien W. Riggs is Visiting Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Adelaide and Lecturer in the School of Social Work at Flinders University.
Table of Contents
Introduction: how to read and use this book; Part I. History, Contexts and Debates in LGBTQ Psychology: 1. Introducing LGBTQ psychology; 2. Key debates and perspectives; 3. Doing LGBTQ psychological research; Part II. Understanding Social Marginalisation in LGBTQ Lives: 4. Diversity; 5. Prejudice and discrimination; 6. Health; Part III. LGBTQ Experiences Across the Lifespan: 7. Young people, coming out and identity development; 8. Relationships; 9. Parenting and family; 10. Ageing and old age; Conclusion: 11. The future of LGBTQ psychology; Glossary.