Beverly Greene (ed.)

Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Among Lesbians and Gay Men

Herausgeber: Greene, Beverly A.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Ethnicity, culture, and sexual orientation are salient aspects of human identity. While diversity adds richness to the threads of our human tapestry, minorities often feel vulnerable with open disclosure and retreat from exposures they fear could leave them in jeopardy. This is especially so with the lesbian and gay community. Under the skilled editorship of Beverly Greene, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Among Lesbians and Gay Men explores a broad range of culture-related topics specific to the experience of this populationùand is courageously presented by an outstanding, diverse group of contributors. Along with empirical, clinical, and theoretical discussions, the inclusion of personal narrative offers poignant insight into additional complexities, pressures, and losses that lesbians and gay men must cope with in a world that often handles diversity with the closed fist of bigotry. Academics, researchers, students, and the interested lay reader will find Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Among Lesbians and Gay Men both accessible and engaging. The volume is ideal for courses in psychology, social psychology, gender studies, sociology, human services, interpersonal violence, and ethnic studies.

Produktdetails

• Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Issues
• Verlag: GB Gardners Books / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9780803953635
• ISBN-10: 0803953631
• Artikelnr.: 21097522

Inhaltsangabe

Frontnote - James Baldwin
Native Gay and Lesbian Issues - Terry Tafoya
The Two Spirited
A National Survey of the Intimate Relationships of African-American Lesbians and Gay Men - Letitia Anne Peplau, Susan D Cochran and Vickie M Mays
A Look at Commitment, Satisfaction, Sexual Behavior and HIV Disease
Leaving the Confederate Closet - Bonnie Ruth Strickland
Female, Lesbian and Jewish - Sari H Dworkin
Complex and Invisible
From Apartheid to Mandela's Constitution - Cheryl Potgieter
Black South African Lesbians in the Nineties
Symbol of Privilege, Object of Derision - Armand R Cerbone
Dissonance and Contradictions
Exploring the Lives of Older African-American Gay Men - Clarence Lancelot Adams Jr and Douglas C Kimmel
Greek American Lesbians - Leah M Fygetakis
Identity Odysseys of Honorable Good Girls
Crossing Borders and Boundaries - Oliva M Espin
The Life Narratives of Immigrant Lesbians
Ethnic Minority Lesbians and Gay Men - Beverly Greene
Mental Health and Treatment Issues
Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Know - Connie S Chan
The Formation of a Homosexual Identity and Sexual Expression among Asian-American Lesbians
The Relationships among Self-Esteem, Acculturation and Lesbian Identity Formation in Latina Lesbians - Marta A Alquijay
Sexual Identity and the Discontents of Difference - Carla M Trujillo
Cultural Diversity and the Coming-Out Process - Althea Smith
Implications for Clinical Practice
Endnote - Audre Lorde