Psychology and sexual orientation: coming to terms

Janis Bohan

Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1996 - Psychology - 265 pages

Psychology and Sexual Orientation strives to "come to terms" with lesbian, gay and bisexual life and with the controversial scientific and sociocultural theories and arguments on the origin and meaning of homosexuality and queer life in the US. Janis M. Bohan disrupts conventional psychological perspectives on queer life and identity and animates the ongoing debate between essentialism and constructionism. Bohan discusses the meaning of sexual orientation; lesbian, gay and bisexual identity development and stigma management; diversity in experiences; partners and parenting; and lesbian, gay and bisexual communities.

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Review: Psychology and Sexual Orientation: Coming to Terms

User Review - Goodreads

Yet another book trying to explain why homosexuals are the way they are. I get extremely tired of these books. It is as if those who are GLBT are some sort of zoo creatures that the straight world ...

Review: Psychology and Sexual Orientation: Coming to Terms

User Review  - Cassandra - Goodreads

Not a bad book overall, but alot of the information is out of date. Not suprising, since this book was written in the late 1990's. Still a good book and it taught me several words that I have never heard of before, like homophilia.

About the author

Janis Bohan is Professor of Psychology at Metropolitan State College, Denver. She is the editor of Seldom Seen, Rarely Heard: Women's Place in Psychology.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Psychology and sexual orientation: coming to terms
• Author: Janis Bohan
• Publisher: Routledge Chapman & Hall, 1996
• ISBN: 0415915147, 9780415915144
• Length: 265 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / Human Sexuality; Social Science / Gay Studies; Social Science / Lesbian Studies