Overview

This book presents current research focusing on sexual minorities. Topics discussed include gay and lesbian parenthood; asexuality; media representations of marginalised minorities; the effect of image contact on heterosexual women's attitudes toward lesbian women; the high-school experiences of sexual and gender minority youth and best practices in the development of interventions designed to attenuate homonegativity. The final entry is a ""virtual discussion"" in which contributors responded to a set of questions that focused on key issues in the field of sexual minority studies.

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Author:   Todd G Morrison ,  Melanie A Morrison ,  Mark A Carrigan ,  Daragh T McDermott
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9781628087048

ISBN 10:   1628087048
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   01 September 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; How Do You Know You Dont Like It If You Havent Tried It? Asexual Agency & the Sexual Assumption; Asexuality: An Emergent Sexual Orientation; Contextual Factors Associated with Childbearing Decisions among Lesbian Couples Planning a Family; A Phenomenological Investigation of Gay Fatherhood in Alberta; Perceptions of Support among Australian Lesbian & Gay Foster Carers; African American Lesbians Watching The L Word: Audience Research; Left Behind: Sexual & Gender Minority Students in Canadian High Schools in the New Millennium; Its Like a Bunch of Mosquitoes Coming at You...: Exploring the Ubiquitous Nature of Subtle Discrimination & its Implications for the Everyday Experiences of LGB Individuals; A Test of Prejudice Reduction towards Lesbian Women: The Effects of Imaginary Contact on Explicit & Implicit Homonegativity; Modifying Heterosexuals Negative Attitudes & Behaviours toward Gay Men & Lesbian Women: Recommended Practices for the Design of Attitudinal & Behavioural Change Interventions; Beyond Labels: A Virtual Discussion; Index.

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