1st Edition
A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology From Homophobia to LGBT
By Peter Hegarty
Copyright 2018
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
138 Pages
by
Routledge
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This ground-breaking text explores the contemporary history of how psychological research, practice, and theory has engaged with gay and lesbian movements in the United States and beyond, over the last 50 years. Peter Hegarty examines the main strands of research in lesbian and gay psychology that have emerged since the de-pathologizing of homosexuality in the 1970s that followed from the... Read more
Preface 1. Normative Creativity 2. Revolutionary Science 3. Generalizing Affirmation in the Age of HIV/AIDS 4. Taking the Case to Court 5. Naturalizing and De-Naturalizing Sexuality in Public 6. Cisgenderism and LGBT Affirmation.
Biography
Peter Hegarty teaches on social psychology and the history of psychology at the University of Surrey where he also leads on research impact and public engagement for psychology. He has published extensively on the social psychology and history of sexuality and gender in psychology. This is his second book.
