Heterosexism in Health and Social Care

Heterosexism in Health and Social Care

by J. Fish
Heterosexism in Health and Social Care

Heterosexism in Health and Social Care

by J. Fish

Paperback(1st ed. 2006)

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Overview

This interdisciplinary text develops a theory of heterosexism and provides everyday examples from health and social care environments. It engages with current debates, including intersecting identities, and presents a coherent analysis of the health and social care needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781349520626
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 01/01/2006
Edition description: 1st ed. 2006
Pages: 236
Product dimensions: 5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

JULIE FISH is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in Social Work at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. She worked for twenty years in a variety of social care contexts before becoming an academic and has been involved in a range of LGB health and social care community projects. She has published several articles and was awarded the theory prize by the British Psychological Society, Psychology of Women Section Review for her work on lesbian health.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements PART I: UNDERSTANDING HETEROSEXISM IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE What is Heterosexism? Assessing the Health and Social Care Needs of Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals Intersecting Identities: Recognising the Heterogeneity of LGBT Communities Conducting Research Among LGB Communities What are the Demographic Characteristics of the LGB Population? PART II: EXEMPLARS OF HETEROSEXISM FROM RESEARCH Disclosure and Non-Disclosure: Lesbians' Strategies of Accommodation and Resistance in their Interactions with Health Professionals Screened Out: Lesbians' Experiences of Cervical Screening Risky Bodies? Lesbians and Breast Cancer New Directions in Equality Agendas: Opportunities and Threats Appendices References Index
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