Sexual and gender minority health / edited by Brea L. Perry, Allen J. LeBlanc.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perry, Brea L., editor.

LeBlanc, Allen J., editor.

Series:

Advances in Medical Sociology Series

Advances in Medical Sociology Series ; v.21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual minorities--Health and hygiene.

Sexual minorities.

Health care for LGBTQ+ people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, England : Emerald Publishing Limited, [2021]

Summary:

This volume of Advances in Medical Sociologyshowcases rich theoretical and empirical contributions on SGM health and wellbeing. The chapters address a variety of topics, drawing from classic and contemporary sociological frameworks and constructs, and reflecting intersecting interdisciplinary approaches to SGM health.

Contents:

Cover

SEXUAL AND GENDER MINORITY HEALTH

Series page

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CONTENTS

LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

Research on Sexual and Gender Minority Health: Historical Developments and Future Directions

Abstract

References

I Health Disparities: Risk Factors, Minority Stress, and Intersectionality

Sexual and Gender Minority Health: Toward a More Complete Accounting of Social Class

The Intersectionality of Sexuality, Gender, and Class

Social Class among Sexual and Gender Minorities

A Review of Social Class in Sexual Minority Health Research

Rethinking Class as Underlying SGM Health Disparities

Conclusion

Substance Use, Mental Well-being, and Suicide Ideation by Sexual Orientation among US Adults

Sexual Orientation, Substance Use, Mental Well-being, and Suicide Ideation

Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Factors

Data

Dependent Variables

Independent Variables

Analytic Plan

Results

Discussion

State-level Policy, School Victimization, and Suicide Risk among Sexual Minority Youth

Introduction

School Victimization and Minority Stress among Sexual Minority Youth

Minority Stress and Sexual Identity Disparities in Suicide Risk

Structural Stigma, School Victimization, and Suicide Risk

Current Study

Data and Methods

Measures

School Victimization

Sexual Identity

State-policy Variables

Control Variables

Plan of Analysis

School Victimization Experiences by Sexual Identity and State Policy

Suicide Ideation by Sexual Identity and State Policy

Suicide Attempt by Sexual Identity and State Policy

Acknowledgments

Notes

References.

Understanding Fear of Deportation and Its Impact on Healthcare Access among Immigrant Latinx Men Who Have Sex with Men

Study 1: Qualitative Study to Explore Domains of Fear of Deportation

Method

Study Setting

Participants

Procedure

Data Analysis

Sample Characteristics

Migration History

Intersectional Identity (Being Latinx and Gay) Exacerbated Fear of Deportation

Fear of Deportation Affected Access to Healthcare

Fear of Deportation Caused Chronic Anxiety

Restricting Movement to Relieve Deportation-related Anxiety

Restricting Engagement with Social Networks to Relieve Deportation-related Anxiety

Factors That Reduced the Negative Effects of Fear of Deportation

The Development of a Scale to Assess Fear of Deportation

Study 2: Quantitative Study

Fear of Deportation Scale-Dimensionality and Reliability

Associations between Fear of Deportation and Access to Healthcare

II Resilience and Resistance: Identity, Social Relationships, and Community

Social Biographies and Health Among Sexual and Gender Minority People

Life Course Approach

Stress and the Life Course

Social Network Approach

Main Research Focus for the Study of the Social Biographies of SGM People

Structure and Content of Social Biographies

Structure of Ties

Content of Ties

Birth Cohorts And Across The Life Course

HOW MULTIPLE SOCIAL TIES SHAPE HEALTH DISPARITIES

Diverse Axes of Difference

Theory-Driven Methods

Funding

Life Course Transitions, Personal Networks, and Social Support for LGBTQ+ Elders: Implications for Physical and Mental Health

Abstract.

Introduction

Disparities in Health and Related Behaviors

Reenvisioning the Life Course

Personal Networks, Health Outcomes, and Alternative Supports

Healthcare Interactions and Discrimination in Medical Settings

Directions for Future Research

Experiences of Gender and Sexual Minority Stress Among LGBTQ Families: The Role of Community Resilience and Minority Coping

Theories of Health and Illness - Gender and Sexual Minority Stress and Queer Intersectionality

Background

Methodology

Parent Interviews

Findings

Findings - Minority Stress

Discrimination

Stereotypes

Rejection and Expectations of Rejection

Internalized Transphobia and Internalized Homophobia

Concealment and Fear of Negative Experiences

Minority Resilience

Relational Support

Community Support

Institutional Support

Stress and Resilience in LGBTQ Families

Intersectionality as Theory and Method

Limitations

Resisting and Reframing Explanations for "Lesbian Obesity": LBTQA+ Young Women's Narratives of Sexual Identity as a Protect ...

The Social Construction of Obesity and Implications for LBTQA+ Women

Methods

Participant Characteristics

Resisting &amp

Rejecting Labels

Reclaiming Eating, Redefining Obesity

"Looking Good" and Critiquing the Male Gaze

Community Influence on Body Management

Embodying Queer Resistance

III The Role of Institutions: Healthcare and Social Service Systems

How Healthcare Providers Hold Trans Patients Accountable to Medical Authority

Medical Authority.

Gendered Accountability Processes

Data Collection

Invoking the Language of Scientific Evidence

Making up Evidence

Biomedicalizing Gender

Discursive Distancing

Mandating Compliance

The Passive Patient

Improving the Relationship

Deflecting Attention from Lack of Experience

Summary

"Every Now and Then I Get Flagged for a Pap Smear": Gender Transition, Embodiment, and "Sex-Specific" Cancer Screenings

Barriers to Health Care Among Transgender People

SSCS and Transgender People

Interview Questions and Analysis

Sample

Narratives

SSCS and Embodiment

Experiences of Discrimination

Discomfort and Hyperawareness of Genitalia

Strategic Reframing and Active Management

SSCS as Positive and Affirming

"Oh You Should Talk to...": The Implementation of LGBTQ Health Curricula in Medical Education

A Note on Language: Defining LGBTQ3

The Role of Medical Education in Addressing Healthcare Disparities

Envisioning Diversity and Inclusion in Medical Education

Defining LGBTQ Health: A Hybrid Form of Knowledge

Unique Health Needs

Cultural Competency

(Structural) Advocacy

LGBTQ Health in the Curriculum

The Integration Yet Marginalization of LGBTQ Health

A New Form of Diversity and Inclusion Work: LGBTQ Health Expertise

"What Are We Going to Do with a Penis in the Room?": Rape Crisis Centers and Treatment of Transgender Survivors

Literature Review

Background on Trans Inclusion at CRCC

Identifying the Problem as Patriarchy or as Intersecting Oppressions.

Managing Difference and Ranking Oppressions

Women-only Space and Exclusion

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

1-83867-146-3

OCLC:

1231605676