Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, and Queer Psychology
An Introduction

An accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer psychology.

Sonja J. Ellis (Author), Damien W. Riggs (Author), Elizabeth Peel (Author)

9781108419628, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 September 2019

386 pages, 54 b/w illus.
25.3 x 19.3 x 2.2 cm, 0.99 kg

'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

The second edition of this award-winning textbook provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the field of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer psychology. Comprehensive in scope and international in outlook, it offers an integrated overview of key topical areas, from history and context, identities and fluidity, families and relationships, to health and wellbeing. The second edition has been extensively revised to address substantial developments and emerging areas, such as people born with intersex variations, transgender and non-binary genders, intersectionality, and gender-diverse children. It also includes new pedagogical features to support learning and to facilitate discussion and reflection, with feature boxes throughout that explain important concepts, provide concise overviews of cutting-edge research, and offer first-person narratives that bring topics to life. This pioneering textbook is an essential resource for undergraduate courses on sex, gender, and sexuality in psychology and related disciplines, such as sociology, health studies, social work, education, and counselling.

Part I. History and Context: 1. LGBTIQ psychology in context
2. Theoretical and methodological perspectives
3. Sex, gender and sexualities in psychology
Part II. Identities and Fluidity: 4. Gender diversity
5. Sexual and gender identities
Part III. Families and Relationships: 6. Recognition and resistance
7. Children and parenting
8. Assisted reproductive technologies
Part IV. Health and Wellbeing: 9. Prejudice, discrimination and mental health
10. Sexual health
11. Ageing and chronic illness
12. Challenges and opportunities to health and wellbeing
13. Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Social, group or collective psychology [JMH], Psychology of gender [JMG], Psychology [JM]