Authors: George Alan Appleby, Jeane W. Anastas, Jeane Anastas, Jean W. Anastas
ISBN-13: 9780231103237, ISBN-10: 0231103239
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Date Published: February 1998
Edition: 1st Edition
This comprehensive textbook helps social workers understand and meet the needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people. It outlines approaches to a range of everyday problems associated with oppression, family acceptance, shame, identity development, HIV disease, addiction, and more.
An excellent text and reference work. . . . . It can stand alone as an excellent sourcebook for many people.
Preface | ||
Pt. 1 | Context, Definitions, and Community: An Overview | 1 |
1 | Homophobia and Heterosexism: Understanding the Context of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Lives | 3 |
2 | Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Identities: Definitions and Dilemmas | 45 |
3 | Culture, Community, and Diversity | 77 |
Pt. 2 | Life Transitions | 121 |
4 | Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Orientation in Childhood and Adolescence | 123 |
5 | Between Men, Between Women: Sexual and Intimate Relationships | 145 |
6 | Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Parents and Their Children | 177 |
7 | Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual People in the World of Work | 213 |
8 | Middle-Aged and Old Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adults | 245 |
Pt. 3 | Special Issues | 269 |
9 | Mental Health and Substance Abuse | 271 |
10 | Violence in the Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men | 301 |
11 | HIV Disease: A Social Work Response | 337 |
Pt. 4 | Conclusion | 381 |
12 | Affirming Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Lives | 383 |
App. 1: Resources | 411 | |
App. 2: Exercises for the Classroom | 417 | |
Notes | 437 | |
References | 441 | |
Index | 479 |