Research Catalog

Title

The construction of attitudes toward lesbians and gay men / Lynn Pardie, Tracy Luchetta, editors.

Publication

New York : Haworth Press, ©1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Pardie, Lynn.
• Luchetta, Tracy.

Description

xi, 116 pages; 23 cm

Summary

"The Construction of Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men explores the widespread social acceptance of heterosexism in the United States by examining today's social and political systems. You will discover current indicators of heterosexism and homophobic attitudes from many different aspects of U.S. culture. These culturally embedded homonegative attitudes are analyzed from numerous angles, and suggestions are provided for overcoming them."--Jacket

Series Statement

Haworth gay & lesbian studies

Uniform Title

Haworth gay & lesbian studies

Subject

• Lesbians > United States > Public opinion
• Gay men > United States > Public opinion
• Homosexuality > United States > Public opinion
• Homophobia > United States
• Public opinion > United States
• Prejudices
• Homosexuality > psychology
• Public Opinion
• Prejudice
• Prejudices
• Gay men > Public opinion
• Homophobia
• Homosexuality > Public opinion
• Lesbians > Public opinion
• Public opinion
• Homoseksuelen
• Lesbiennes
• Homofobie
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Relationships between homophobia, HIV/AIDS stigma, and HIV/AIDS knowledge / Tracy Luchetta -- Contested identity: the law's construction of gay and lesbian subjects / Francis Carleton -- Homophobia in academia: examination and critique / Linda Gannon -- Internalized homophobia and therapeutic efficacy / Elizabeth Johnson -- Heterosexist ideologies and identity development: a transpersonal view / Lynn Pardie.

ISBN

• 0789005905
• 9780789005908
• 1560239425
• 9781560239420

LCCN

99014374

OCLC

• ocm40890948
• 40890948
• SCSB-14693262

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library