Written in an accessible but scholarly manner, this is the first British-edited and authored collection on lesbian and gay psychology.
About the Author
Adrian Coyle is Senior Lecturer and Joint Course Director of the Practitioner Doctorate in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Surrey.
Celia Kitzinger is Professor of Conversation Analysis, Gender and Sexuality in the Department of Sociology at the University of York.
Both editors are well-established in the field of lesbian and gay psychology.
Features
Written in an accessible but scholarly manner, this is the first British-edited and authored collection on lesbian and gay psychology.
Leading names in the field discuss a broad range of concerns cutting across social, health, developmental, educational and counselling psychology.
Outlines some of the characteristics which have distinguished the struggle to legitimise lesbian and gay psychology on a local as well as an international level.
Explores both feminist and critical perspectives and uses of qualitative as well as quantitative methodology.
Topics include development during adolescence, girls' friendships, identity formation and disclosure, parenting and family issues, health issues, psychotherapy and social attitudes.
