| Description |
ix, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Lesbians and the social context. Uncon[s]ciousness-raising: hidden dimensions of heterosexism in theory and proctice [i.e. practice] with lesbians / Elaine Spaulding. Ascribing master status to lesbians: clinical echoes of identity dilemmas / Susan Donner. Gender and sexuality in lesbian relationships: feminist and constructionist perspectives / Joan Laird. The long road to equality: lesbians and social policy / Ann Hartman -- pt. 2. Lesbian couples. A struggle |
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for language: patterns of self-disclosure in lesbian couples / Tara Healy. Therapy with a lesbian couple: the art of balancing lenses / Kathryn Karusaitis Basham. Object relations couples therapy with lesbians / Carol Sussal -- pt. 3. Lesbians, parenting, and children. Lesbian co-parenting: on being/being with the invisible (m) other / Cheryl Muzio. Lesbian parents: understanding developmental pathways / Betty Morningstar. The family lives of lesbian mothers / Laura |
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Lott-Whitehead and Carol T. Tully. Voices from the heart: the developmental impact of a mother's lesbianism on her adolescent children / Ann O'Connell -- pt. 4. Special themes in theory and practice. A relational perspective on mutuality and boundaries in clinical practice with lesbians / Carolyn Dillon. Resilience in lesbians: an exploratory study / Sandra Anderson and Barbara Sussex. The application of control mastery theory in clinical practice with lesbians / Jo |
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| Subject |
Lesbians -- United States.
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Lesbians -- United States -- Psychology.
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Lesbian couples -- United States.
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Lesbian mothers -- United States.
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Family psychotherapy -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Laird, Joan.
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| Cover Title |
Lesbians & lesbian families |
| ISBN |
0231102526 alkaline paper |
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0231102534 paperback alkaline paper |
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