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Treating lesbians and bisexual women : challenges and strategies for health professionals / Elisabeth Paige Gruskin.
Van Pelt Library RA564.87 .G78 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gruskin, Elisabeth Paige.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lesbians--Health and hygiene.
- Lesbians.
- Lesbians--Medical care.
- Bisexual women--Health and hygiene.
- Bisexual women.
- Bisexual women--Medical care.
- Medical personnel.
- Medical care.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 191 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [1998]
- Summary:
- Written in a scholarly but accessible style, this book provides an integrated critical analysis of lesbian and bisexual women's health. The book highlights trends and themes, with selected examples of research and personal experience of lesbians and bisexual women and their health care providers.
- Contents:
- Introduction: A Special Population With Special Needs xi
- 1. A Population at Risk 1
- Health Risks 1
- Health Care 5
- 2. Communication 7
- Communication Between Patients and Providers 8
- Using Appropriate Language and Terminology 11
- A New Model of Sexuality and Gender Identity 19
- Implications for Health Professionals 24
- 3. Homophobia and Heterosexism 27
- Hypothesized Causes of Homophobia and Heterosexism 32
- External Homophobia: Risks and Implications 32
- Internalized Homophobia and Heterosexism: Risks and Implications 46
- Implications for Health Professionals 48
- 4. Identity 51
- Identity Models 53
- Additional Stage Models 55
- Social Identity Theory 62
- Implications for Health Professionals 65
- 5. Disclosure 67
- Life in the Closet 68
- Disclosure to Families of Origin 69
- Disclosure to Health Providers 72
- Implications for Health Professionals 74
- 6. Multiple Influences, Accessibility, and Isolation 75
- Multiple Influences 77
- Accessibility 82
- Isolation 82
- Implications for Health Professionals 83
- 7. Sexual Health and Domestic Violence 85
- Sexual Activities 88
- Risks 88
- Power Play (Sadomasochism) 95
- Taking a Sexual History 98
- Considerations for Health Professionals 99
- Safer Sex 99
- Domestic Violence 100
- Implications for Health Professionals 103
- 8. Legal Issues 105
- Criminal Law 106
- Civil Rights Law 107
- Family Law 109
- Death and Disability Law 117
- Immigration Law 121
- Implications for Health Professionals 124
- 9. Parenting 127
- Lesbians and Bisexual Women as Parents: Common Themes 130
- Children of Lesbian Parents 132
- Working with Lesbian Parents and Their Children 133
- Implications for Health Professionals 134.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0761900446
- 0761900454
- OCLC:
- 39210142
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