Homosexuality : research implications for public policy /

What does social science research tell us about homosexuality? Does this knowledge affect public policy? Despite scholarly research, homosexuality continues to be the subject of an intense, and often bitter, debate. This volume summarizes academic knowledge about homosexuality and its relevance for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Gonsiorek, John C., Weinrich, James D.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Newbury Park : Sage Publications, [1991]
Subjects:
Homosexuality > United States.
Homosexuality > Government policy > United States.
Gay people > United States > Psychology.
Homosexuality.
Homosexuality
Public Policy
Homosexualité > États-Unis.
Homosexualité > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Personnes homosexuelles > États-Unis > Psychologie.
Homosexualité.
homosexuality.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Gays > Psychology
Homosexuality > Government policy
Homoseksualiteit.
Overheidsbeleid.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:What does social science research tell us about homosexuality? Does this knowledge affect public policy? Despite scholarly research, homosexuality continues to be the subject of an intense, and often bitter, debate. This volume summarizes academic knowledge about homosexuality and its relevance for public policy. Topics addressed include the nature and causes of sexual orientations; the reasons homosexuality is not an illness; the ethics of various mental health approaches to homosexuality; the effects of social and legal discrimination; newer biological and psychological understa.
Item Description:"Published in cooperation with the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues."
Physical Description:1 online resource (313 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452252506
1452252505

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