Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hope, Debra A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 54
• Subjects: Psychology.; Sociology.; Clinical psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Sexual behavior.; Sexual psychology.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Gender identity.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Sexual Behavior.; Clinical Psychology.; Gender Studies.

The scientific study of sexual identity has made great strides in the five decades since Kinsey’s early investigations.; We know that sexual orientation exists on a continuum and not within a list of static categories such as "straight" and "gay", yet it’s not always clear what s...

Table of Contents:

• How Many Gays Are There? It Depends
• What is Sexual Orientation and Do Women Have One?
• Sexual Stigma and Sexual Prejudice in the United States: A Conceptual Framework
• An Overview of Same-Sex Couples in Relation Ships: A Research Area Still at Sea
• Lesbian and Gay Parents and their Children: A Social Science Perspective
• Love, Marriage, and Baby Carriage Among Sexual Minorities- and Bias: Discussion of the 54th Nebraska Symposium on Motivation.