Handbook of psychology and sexual orientation / edited by Charlotte J. Patterson, Anthony R. D'Augelli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Patterson, Charlotte, editor.

D'Augelli, Anthony R., editor.

Oxford Scholarship Online.

Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual orientation--Psychological aspects.

Sexual orientation.

Sex (Psychology).

Age (Psychology).

Bisexual people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 320 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A tremendous outpouring of psychological research on sexual orientation has occurred in recent years, and interested readers have been hard-pressed to keep up with the pace of scholarship in this field. In particular, the last decade has seen a great increase in research on psychology and sexual orientation. This book contains a review of contemporary psychological research and theory on sexual orientation in their specific fields of work. The book is divided in four parts: concepts, theories, and perspectives; development over the life course; domains of experience; and communities and contextual issues. Individual chapters focus on topics such as bisexual and transgender identities, biological foundations of sexual orientation, emergent adulthood in lesbian and gay lives, same-sex romantic relationships, sexual orientation and mental health, family formation and parenthood, sexual orientation and hate crimes, and race and ethnicity among lesbian, gay, and bisexual communities, along with many more relevant areas.

Contents:

Concepts, theories, and perspectives

Concepts of female sexual orientation / Lisa Diamond

Gay male identities, desires, and behaviors / Jeffrey Parsons and Christian Grov

Bisexual identities / Sari Dworkin

Transgender identities : research and controversies / Francisco Sanchez and Eric Vilain

Biological foundations of sexual orientation / Alexander K. Hill, Khytam Dawood, and David A. Puts

Demographic perspectives on sexual orientation / Gary Gates

Development over the life course

Sexual orientation in adolescence / Margaret Rosario and Eric T. Schrimshaw

Emergent adulthood in lesbian and gay lives / Bertram Cohler and Stuart Michaels

Sexual orientation in middle adulthood / Andrew Hostetler

Aging and sexual orientation : aging and sexual orientation / Arnold H. Grossman, Michael J. McCutcheon, and John A. Frank

Domains of experience

Sexual orientation, careers, and work / Jonathan Mohr and Ruth Fassinger

Same-sex romantic relationships / Adam W. Fingerhut and Letitia Anne Peplau

Sexual orientation and lesbian and bisexual women's health / Jane M. Simoni, Laramie Smith, Keren Lehavot, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, and Karina L. Walters

Sexual orientation and gay men's health / Amy Herrick, Mark Friedman, and Ron Stall

Sexual orientation and mental health / Susan Cochran and Vickie M. Mays

Sexual orientation, family formation, and parenthood / Charlotte J. Patterson

Communities and contextual issues

Attitudes toward sexual orientation / Stacey Horn

Minority stress and the health of sexual minorities / Ilan Meyer and David M. Frost

Sexual orientation, victimization and hate crimes / Kimberly Balsam and Tonda Hughes

Race and ethnicity among lesbian, gay and bisexual communities / Bianca Wilson and Gary Harper

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities / Esther D. Rothblum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lachs-Adler Family Endowed Fund for Collection Development.

Other Format:

Print version: Handbook of psychology and sexual orientation.

ISBN:

0199979588

9780199979585

OCLC:

827777855

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.