Marc E Vargo

Acts of Disclosure

The Coming-Out Process of Contemporary Gay Men

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Confronting the psychological, social, sexual, legal, and political issues at stake in the coming-out process, Acts of Disclosure uses research findings and first-hand accounts to help gay adolescents and men accept and embrace their sexual identity as an integral part of their being. Offering helpful advice and specific suggestions that will guide you through the coming-out process, this text also teaches family, friends, and colleagues how they can support and encourage you in this challenge.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. März 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780789002365
• ISBN-10: 0789002361
• Artikelnr.: 22013365

Autorenporträt

Marc E. Vargo

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Foreword
* Introduction
* Chapter 1. The Coming-Out Process
* The Origins of Homosexuality
* Stage 1: The Pre-Coming-Out Years
* Stage 2: Coming Out to Oneself
* Stage 3: Exploration and Experimentation
* Stage 4: Coming Out to Others
* Stage 5: Commitment and Integration
* Suggestions
* Chapter 2. The Family Sphere: Gay Sons, Husbands, and Fathers
* Reasons for Not Telling the Family
* Telling One's Parents
* Telling One's Wife
* Telling One's Children
* Suggestions
* Chapter 3. The Professional Sphere: Coming Out in the Workplace
* Elementary and Secondary Education
* The Sciences
* Business and Industry
* The Military
* Current Trends
* Suggestions
* Chapter 4. The Public Sphere: Managing Widespread Exposure
* The Public Crucible
* Outing and its Effects
* The Decisions to Go Public
* Suggestions
* Appendix. Coming-Out Resources
* The Family
* The Workplace
* HIV Prevention and Treatment
* Legal Concerns
* Religious Issues
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index