Prevent victimization of sexual minority women by raising your awareness level! Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women: Rising Like the Phoenix is the first resource to examine trauma, violence, and stress as experienced by lesbian and bisexual women. You'll gain a better understanding of the stressors that these women experience, including the cultural/social trauma of living with homophobia and heterosexism as well as the individual traumas of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse. This book contains never-before-seen data that investigates the prevalence, impact, and meaning of traumatic experiences in the lives of sexual minority women. In Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women, top researchers use direct quotes and case examples to illustrate and personalize the emotional strain these women endure. Furthermore, they address constructive individual and community responses that promote resilience and healing. The information and strategies contained in this book will help sexual minority women, as well as the practitioners who serve them, understand and heal from the impact of individual and cultural trauma. This book will increase your knowledge of:
developmental issues facing lesbian and bisexual youths
the impact of sexual abuse history on the
coming out
process
ethnic/racial differences in trauma among lesbian and bisexual women
the prevalence and impact of traumatic experience among HIV+ lesbian and bisexual women
the unique stressors facing African-American lesbians and how they cope
organized religion's approaches to homosexuality and how this impacts lesbian and bisexual women Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women also shows how data on same-sex domestic violence and hate crimes can be gathered and used as a tool for social and political advocacy, bringing about positive changes that can improve the lives of many lesbian and bisexual women. This book is insightful reading for mental health, health, and social service professionals working with lesbian and bisexual clients or patients, and activists and individuals who work for organizations that serve the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender communities.
By:
Kimberly Balsam
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9781560233060
ISBN 10: 1560233060
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 24 March 2004
Audience:
General/trade
,
College/higher education
,
ELT Advanced
,
Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women: Rising Like the Phoenix Lesbian and Bisexual Female Youths Aged 14 to 21: Developmental Challenges and Victimization Experiences Sexual Abuse in Lesbian and Bisexual Young Women: Associations with Emotional/Behavioral Difficulties, Feelings About Sexuality, and the Coming Out Process Abuse, Social Support, and Depression Among HIV-Positive Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Lesbian Women Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Experiences of Victimization: Mental Health, Revictimization, and Sexual Identity Development Triple Jeopardy and Beyond: Multiple Minority Stress and Resilience Among Black Lesbians Cast into the Wilderness: The Impact of Institutionalized Religion on Lesbians Community Interventions Concerning Homophobic Violence and Partner Violence Against Lesbians Index Reference Notes Included
Reviews for Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women: Rising Like the Phoenix
Valuable...This book supports and validates what clinicians and community activists, based on their experience, have long held to be true--that lesbians and bisexual women of color are indeed subjected to triple jeopardy.
