Full Description
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.
The first authoritative summary of its kind in this area, Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation is the primary resource for the many researchers, including a new generation of investigators, who are continuing to advance understanding in this field. Volume editors Charlotte J. Patterson and Anthony R. D'Augelli, along with other leading experts, contribute an extraordinary 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. This comprehensive volume will be invaluable to undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and scholars, and professionals who work with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues, and in the fields of developmental, social, clinical, community, and counseling psychology.
Contents
Part I. Concepts, Theories, and Perspectives ; 1. Concepts of female sexual orientation ; Lisa Diamond ; 2. Gay male identities, desires, and behaviors ; Jeffrey Parsons and Christian Grov ; 3. Bisexual identities ; Sari Dworkin ; 4. Transgender identities: Research and Controversies ; Francisco Sanchez and Eric Vilain ; 5. Biological foundations of sexual orientation ; Alexander K. Hill, Khytam Dawood, and David A. Puts ; 6. Demographic perspectives on sexual orientation ; Gary Gates ; Part II. Development Over the Life Course ; 7. Sexual orientation in adolescence ; Margaret Rosario and Eric T. Schrimshaw ; 8. Emergent adulthood in lesbian and gay lives ; Bertram Cohler and Stuart Michaels ; 9. Sexual orientation in middle adulthood ; Andrew Hostetler ; 10. Sexual Orientation and Aging in Western Society ; Arnold H. Grossman, Michael J. McCutcheon, and John A. Frank ; Part III. Domains of Experience ; 11. Sexual orientation, careers, and work ; Jonathan Mohr and Ruth Fassinger ; 12. Same-sex Romantic Relationships ; Adam W. Fingerhut and Letitia Anne Peplau ; 13. Sexual orientation and lesbian and bisexual women's health ; Jane M. Simoni, Laramie Smith, Keren Lehavot, Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, and Karina L. Walters ; 14. Sexual orientation and gay men's health ; Amy Herrick, Mark Friedman, and Ron Stall ; 15. Sexual orientation and mental health ; Susan Cochran and Vickie M. Mays ; 16. Sexual orientation, family formation, and parenthood ; Charlotte J. Patterson ; Part IV. Communities and Contextual Issues ; 17. Attitudes toward sexual orientation ; Stacey Horn ; 18. Minority Stress and the Health of Sexual Minorities ; Ilan Meyer and David M. Frost ; 19. Sexual orientation, victimization and hate crimes ; Kimberly Balsam and Tonda Hughes ; 20. Race and ethnicity among lesbian, gay and bisexual communities ; Bianca Wilson and Gary Harper ; 21. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities ; Esther D. Rothblum
