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Homophobia: Description, Development, and Dynamics of Gay Bashing » Read Now
by Martin Kantor. 223 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Many gays and simpatico straights view homophobia as a problem for gays and lesbians, but not as a treatable disorder. This book attempts to pathologize most forms of homophobia--to view homophobia as a symptom of an emotional disorder. Homophobia is studied from a developmental perspective, showing...
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Many gays and simpatico straights view homophobia as a problem for gays and lesbians, but not as a treatable disorder. This book attempts to pathologize most forms of homophobia--to view homophobia as a symptom of an emotional disorder. Homophobia is studied from a developmental perspective, showing how it originates in the homophobe's early relationships. With a scientifically-based eclectic treatment approach, this work uses psychodynamic, interpersonal, existential, cognitive/behavioral, and supportive techniques to treat homophobes and to help gays and lesbians who are the recipients of the manifestations of this emotional disorder.
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Displacing Homophobia: Gay Male Perspectives in Literature and Culture » Read Now
by Ronald R. Butters, John M. Clum, Michael Moon. 316 pgs.

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

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The Logic of Homophobia, in Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide » Read Now
by Arthur Evans. 4 pgs.

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...The Logic of Homophobia ARTHUR EVANS IN 1969 I helped...TV. Otto Weiningers mishmash of homophobia, misogyny, and anti- Semitism rested...that we had been struggling for --...
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Engendering Homophobia: Violence, Sexuality and Gender Conformity, in Journal of Sociology » Read Now
by Stephen Tomsen, Gail Mason. 18 pgs.

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...Engendering homophobia: violence, sexuality and gender conformity...counter this violence as a question of `homophobia have been marked by calls to recognize...intervening...
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Heterosexism and Homophobia among College Students, in College Student Journal » Read Now
by Larry M. Lance. 5 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Heterosexism and homophobia among college students. by Larry M. Lance This paper distinguishes between heterosexism and homophobia. Focusing on homophobia, the importance...
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Predictors of Homophobia in Female College Students, in Sex Roles: A Journal of Research » Read Now
by Susan A. Basow, Kelly Johnson. 14 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Predictors of Homophobia in Female College Students. by Susan...research has investigated predictors of homophobia in males, little attention has been given to the...
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Measuring Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Components of Homophobic Reaction, in Archives of Sexual Behavior » Read Now
by Paul Van de Ven, Laurel Bornholt, Michael Bailey. 25 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...1988). Much of the past research into homophobia,(5) or antihomosexual prejudice, has...emphasizes the multidimensional nature of homophobia (Britton, 1990; Herek and...
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Psychosocial Correlates of Internalized Homophobia in Lesbians, in Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development » Read Now
by Dawn M. Szymanski, Y. Barry Chung, Kimberly F. Balsam. 12 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...Psychosocial Correlates of Internalized Homophobia in Lesbians. by Dawn M. Szymanski...relationship between lesbian internalized homophobia and various psychosocial...
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Understanding Homosexuality, Changing Schools: A Text for Teachers, Counselors, and Administrators (Chap. 4 "Homophobia and Heterosexism") » Read Now
by Arthur Lipkin. 520 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

Understanding Homosexuality, written by veteran teacher & university instructor Arthur Lipkin, provides a foundation in gay/lesbian studies & offers models for equity, inclusion, & school reform. It is designed to help teachers, administrators, counselors, & policymakers understand the significance...
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Understanding Homosexuality, written by veteran teacher & university instructor Arthur Lipkin, provides a foundation in gay/lesbian studies & offers models for equity, inclusion, & school reform. It is designed to help teachers, administrators, counselors, & policymakers understand the significance of gay & lesbian issues in education; to aid communication between students & their families; & to facilitate the integration of gay & lesbian families into the school community. This book is also designed to promote the psychological health & development of all students by reducing bigotry, self-hatred, & violence. Bringing together eleven topics related to homosexuality & education, Understanding Homosexuality makes the gay, lesbian, bisexual, & transgender experience part of a democratic multicultural vision.
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Effects on High School Students of a Teaching Module for Reducing Homophobia, in Basic and Applied Social Psychology » Read Now
by Paul Van de Ven. 20 pgs.

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Students of a Teaching Module for Reducing Homophobia Paul Van de Ven School of Educational...boys reverted to previous levels of homophobia on this variable at 3-month...
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Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender College Students: A Handbook for Faculty and Administrators (Chap. 26 "Homophobia in the Scholarly Climate: Campus Attitudes toward Women's Studies Students") » Read Now
by Ronni L. Sanlo. 459 pgs.

Collections: Education, Entire Library

This handbook is intended for faculty and administrators who wish to create a welcoming and safe environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on our campuses. It will help readers, even those who may struggle personally with understanding non-heterosexual identities, gain a...
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This handbook is intended for faculty and administrators who wish to create a welcoming and safe environment for all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students on our campuses. It will help readers, even those who may struggle personally with understanding non-heterosexual identities, gain a clearer understanding of the important issues facing these students. While some students arrive on campus with full clarity about their sexual identities, others may just be discovering their orientations while in our institutions. It is difficult to provide the attention LGBT students need if we do not understand the crises affecting them or how to address them. Each chapter analyzes specific issues affecting these students and offers recommendations or suggestions for change. Some of the areas discussed include: identity development theories, residence halls, career planning, health and counseling centers, HIV/AIDS, and student leadership and organizational development. Non-heterosexual faculty and staff may also find this work useful as they attempt to discover themselves in academic and educational literature.
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How to Have Theory in an Epidemic: Cultural Chronicles of AIDS (Chap. 1 "AIDS, Homophobia, and Biomedical Discourse: An Epidemic of Signification") » Read Now
by Paula A. Treichler. 482 pgs.

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Paula A. Treichler has become a singularly important voice among the significant theorists on the AIDS crisis. Dissecting the cultural politics surrounding representations of HIV & AIDS, her work has altered the field of cultural studies by establishing medicine as a legitimate focus for cultural...
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Paula A. Treichler has become a singularly important voice among the significant theorists on the AIDS crisis. Dissecting the cultural politics surrounding representations of HIV & AIDS, her work has altered the field of cultural studies by establishing medicine as a legitimate focus for cultural analysis. How to Have Theory in an Epidemic is a comprehensive collection of Treichler's related writings, including revised & updated essays from the 1980s & 1990s that present a sustained argument about the AIDS epidemic from a uniquely knowledgeable & interdisciplinary standpoint. "AIDS is more than an epidemic disease," Treichler writes. "It is an epidemic of meanings." Exploring how such meanings originate, proliferate, & take hold, her essays investigate how certain interpretations of the epidemic dominate while others are obscured. They also suggest ways to understand & choose between overlapping or competing discourses. In her coverage of roughly fifteen years of the AIDS epidemic, Treichler addresses a range of key issues, from biomedical discourse & theories of pathogenesis to the mainstream media's depictions of the crisis in both developed & developing countries. She also examines representations of women & AIDS, treatment issues, & the role of activism in shaping the politics of the epidemic. Linking the AIDS tragedy to a broad spectrum of contemporary theory & culture, this collection concludes with an essay on the continued importance of theoretical thought for untangling the sociocultural phenomena of AIDS-& for tackling the disease itself. With an exhaustive bibliography of critical & theoretical writings on HIV & AIDS, this long-awaited volume will be essential to all those invested in studying the course of AIDS, its devastating medical effects, & its massive impact on contemporary culture. It should become a standard text in university courses dealing with AIDS in biomedicine, sociology, anthropology, gay & lesbian studies, women's studies, & cultural & media studies.
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Machos, Maricones, and Gays: Cuba and Homosexuality (Chap. Three "Institutionalized Homophobia") » Read Now
by Ian Lumsden. 268 pgs.

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Since the Cuban revolution in 1959, male homosexuality has been a controversial aspect of Cuban society. In this strikingly honest and accurate portrayal of homosexual life, Ian Lumsden explores the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro within the framework of prerevolution prejudices and...
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Since the Cuban revolution in 1959, male homosexuality has been a controversial aspect of Cuban society. In this strikingly honest and accurate portrayal of homosexual life, Ian Lumsden explores the treatment of male homosexuality under Castro within the framework of prerevolution prejudices and preconceptions. His remarkable first-hand report links the cultural history and current erosion of traditional "machismo", the correlation between traditional women's roles and the relationships between gay men, and homosexuality as defined by the law and as presented in typical sexual education. From the international controversy over state-imposed sanatoriums for HIV/AIDS patients to the underground gay social scene to the issues affecting gay life and family ties, Lumsden explores the differences between being publicly gay and being privately gay in Cuba.
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Homophobia and Gay Rights Activism in Jamaica, in Small Axe » Read Now
by Lawson Williams. 6 pgs.

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...Homophobia and (Gay Rights Activism in Jamaica "Lawson Williams...Navigating the choppy waters of Jamaicas renowned homophobia is a potentially confounding experience, with...
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Sexuality and the Sacred: Sources for Theological Reflection (Chap. 33 "Homophobia, Heterosexism, and Pastoral Practice") » Read Now
by James B. Nelson, Sandra P. Longfellow. 406 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

This volume is rooted in two convictions: first, sexuality is far more comprehensive and more fundamental to our existence than simply genital sex, and, second, sexuality is intended by God to be neither incidental nor detrimintal to our spirituality but a fully integrated and basic dimension of...
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This volume is rooted in two convictions: first, sexuality is far more comprehensive and more fundamental to our existence than simply genital sex, and, second, sexuality is intended by God to be neither incidental nor detrimintal to our spirituality but a fully integrated and basic dimension of that spirituality. The authors address what our sexual experience reveals about God, the ways we understand the gospel, and the ways we read scripture and tradition and attempt to live faithfully.
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Free Speech and the Politics of Identity (Chap. 5 "Free Speech as a Remedy for Structural Injustice: Sexism and Homophobia") » Read Now
by David A. J. Richards. 280 pgs.

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Free Speech and the Politics of Identity challenges the scholarly view as well as the dominant legal view outside the United States that the right of free speech may reasonably be traded off in pursuit of justice to stigmatized minorities. These views appeal to an alleged reasonable balance between...
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Free Speech and the Politics of Identity challenges the scholarly view as well as the dominant legal view outside the United States that the right of free speech may reasonably be traded off in pursuit of justice to stigmatized minorities. These views appeal to an alleged reasonable balance between two basic human rights: the right of free speech and the right against unjust discrimination. Compelling arguments of normative political theory and interpretative history show, however, that these rights are structurally linked: the abridgement of one compromises the other. To make this case, David Richards offers an original political theory of toleration and of structural injustice that addresses the nature and scope of the right of free speech and the right against unjust discrimination; its analytic focus is on the role played by members of subordinated groups in the protest of the terms of structural injustice (the politics of identity), advancing constitutional justice under law. While the argument is developed on the basis of American constitutional experience from the antebellum period forward, its normative force is brought to bear both in defending and criticizing some aspects of American law and in challenging the continuing legitimacy of laws against group libel, obscenity, and blasphemy under national legal systems (including Germany, France, Britain, Canada, Israel, India, South Africa, and others), regional systems (the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights), and public international law. The book's innovative normative and interpretative methodology calls for a new departure in comparative public law, in which all states responsibly address their common problems not only of inadequate protection of free speech but correlative failure to take seriously the continuing political power of such evils as anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, and homophobia.
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