Homosexuality: Research Implications for Public Policy / Edition 1

by John C. Gonsiorek, James D. Weinrich

Overview

What does social science research tell us about homosexuality? Does this knowledge affect public policy? Despite scholarly research, homosexuality continues to be the subject of an intense, and often bitter, debate.

This volume summarizes academic knowledge about homosexuality and its relevance for public policy. Topics addressed include the nature and causes of sexual orientations; the reasons homosexuality is not an illness; the ethics of various mental health approaches to homosexuality; the effects of social and legal discrimination; newer biological and psychological understandings of homosexuality; homosexuals as parents; and the implications of the AIDS epidemic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780803937642
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	05/03/1991
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - John C Gonsiorek and James D Weinrich
The Definition and Scope of Sexual Orientation - John C Gonsiorek and James D Weinrich
Homosexuality, Nature, and Biology - John A W Kirsch and James D Weinrich
Is Homosexuality Natural? Does it Matter?
Masculinity and Femininity in Homosexuality - Richard C Pillard
'Inversion' Revisited
Strange Customs, Familiar Lives - James D Weinrich and Walter L Williams
Homosexualities in Other Cultures
Stigma, Prejudice, and Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men - Gregory M Herek
Sexual Orientation and the Law - Rhonda R Rivera
Psychological and Medical Treatments of Homosexuality - Charles Silverstein
The Empirical Basis for the Demise of the Illness Model of Homosexuality - John C Gonsiorek
Constructionism and Morality in Therapy for Homosexuality - Gerald C Davison
Sexual Orientation Conversion Therapy for Gay Men and Lesbians - Douglas C Haldeman
A Scientific Examination
Homosexual Identity - John C Gonsiorek and James R Rudolph
Coming Out and Other Developmental Events
Lesbian and Gay Relationships - Letitia Anne Peplau
Lesbian Mothers and Gay Fathers - G Dorsey Green and Frederick W Bozett
Partner Notification as an Instrument for HIV Control - Edmund F Dejowski et al
AIDS Prevention and Public Policy - John C Gonsiorek and Michael Shernoff
Conclusions - John C Gonsiorek