Contemporary Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identities

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hope, Debra A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, 54
• Subjects: Philosophy (General).; Psychology, clinical.; Consciousness.; Sexual behavior.; Developmental psychology.; Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Sexual Behavior.; Clinical Psychology.; Gender Studies.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09556-1

The scientific study of sexual identity has made great strides in the five decades since Kinseys 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 its not always clear what s...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• How Many Gays Are There? It Depends
• What is Sexual Orientation and Do Women Have One?- Understanding Sexual Stigma and Sexual Prejudice in the United States
• An Overview of Same-Sex Couples in Relation Ships: A Research Area Still at Sea
• Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children
• Love, Marriage, and Baby Carriage among Sexual Minorities and Bias.