Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology
An Introduction
Damien W Riggs author Elizabeth Peel author Sonja J Ellis author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Published:12th Sep '19
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This textbook serves as a foundational resource for understanding LGBTIQ psychology, covering essential topics and contemporary issues in the field.
The textbook titled Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology offers a thorough and approachable introduction to a vital area of psychological study. Aimed at undergraduate students pursuing courses in LGBTIQ psychology or related fields, this text is designed to enhance learning through various pedagogical features that encourage discussion and reflection. The second edition of this award-winning resource has been meticulously revised to incorporate significant developments and emerging topics relevant to the field.
This comprehensive edition covers a wide array of subjects, including historical context, identity fluidity, family dynamics, and health and well-being. It addresses contemporary issues such as intersex variations, transgender and non-binary identities, and the intersectionality of gender. Each chapter includes feature boxes that elucidate key concepts, summarize cutting-edge research, and share first-person narratives, making complex topics more relatable and engaging for students.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology stands out as an essential resource for undergraduate courses that delve into sex, gender, and sexuality within psychology and other related disciplines like sociology, health studies, social work, education, and counseling. This textbook not only serves as a foundational reference but also fosters an inclusive understanding of diverse identities and experiences in the psychological landscape.
'This text provides a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging overview of key areas, including new and notable developments in the field of sexualities and gender. With some fantastic research examples by leading scholars in the field, and including discussion and classroom exercises, this text is an invaluable and inspiring resource. This is core reading for psychology students and those working in applied settings.' Keeley Abbott, Birmingham City University
'A thorough, engaging, and accessible journey through LGBTIQ psychology which incorporates the shifts and changes in both psychology and wider culture during recent years. With great coverage of theories and methods, identities and experiences, relationships and communities, and health and ageing, this should be a must-read on any undergraduate psychology student's list.' Meg-John Barker, The Open University, author of Queer: A Graphic History and co-founder of the journal Psychology & Sexuality
'This book is an ideal foundation for undergraduate courses on the psychology of sexual orientation and gender identity. The authors provide an inclusive and affirming approach to the diversity inherent in LGBTIQ identities and experiences. The new edition ensures that this rich and comprehensive introduction remains current, relevant, and accessible.' Rebecca P. Cameron, California State University, Sacramento
'Comprehensive, well organized, and with an international perspective, the authors use contemporary research-grounded theories to discuss many of the core issues that are relevant to LGBTIQ psychology today. Descriptions of current and potential research, combined with discussion questions and classroom exercises, make this the perfect Queer Psychology textbook.' Anne Duran, California State University, Bakersfield
'This expanded and updated textbook remains, ten years on, a unique and invaluable resource for students and teachers of psychology. It provides an accessible introduction to the stakes involved in doing LGBTIQ psychology at a time when threats to the health, wellbeing, identities, and families of people with diverse sexualities, genders, and/or sex characteristics are in a state of flux in some contexts and trenchantly resistant to change in others.' Peter Hegarty, University of Surrey
'This book is a wonderful introduction to the field, building on research and literature and providing thoughtful and balanced reflection throughout. Offering a wide-ranging look at LGBTIQ issues, including identity, queer theory, health, relationships, parenting, and many others, it is an excellent resource designed to support the teaching of a course or lecture block on LGBTIQ psychology. I recommend this book as essential reading for health and social care professionals, academics, researchers, and students at all levels in their career or study.' Alfonso Pezzella, Middlesex University London
'Rich in detail and analysis, this textbook provides a critically engaged introduction to the psychosocial issues pertaining to gender and sexual diversity. In accessible language, the authors discuss key concepts, theories, and research to show how bodies, identities, sexualities, and genders are shaped by history and power. This book is an indispensable resource for everybody interested in LGBTIQ psychology.' Christian Klesse, Manchester Metropolitan University
'Ellis, Riggs, and Peel have written the first comprehensive LGBTIQ psychology textbook, and they have done an exceptional job.' Amanda Liberman, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
ISBN: 9781108411486
Dimensions: 246mm x 189mm x 19mm
Weight: 850g
386 pages
2nd Revised edition