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

3rd Edition

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  • Date Published: December 2024
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  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9781009335133

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  • The third edition of this award-winning textbook provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the field of LGBTIQ+ 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. This third edition includes updates across all chapters that provide a greater focus on diversity and utilize new terminology throughout to reflect changes in the field. It addresses recent developments in the field of trans studies, and explicitly references emerging work around pansexuality and asexuality. An entirely new chapter focuses on a diversity of topics receiving increased attention including LGBTIQ+ people in foster care, LGBTIQ+ refugees, disabled people accessing services, and trans and intersex people in sport. The fallout of increasing far-right extremism in Europe and America is also discussed. This groundbreaking 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.

    • Reflects the current state of the field through an integrated overview of key topical areas
    • New edition offers a greater focus on diversity, including developments surrounding trans people, pansexuality and asexuality, as well as updated terminology throughout
    • A new chapter covers trans and intersex people in sport, LGBTIQ+ people in foster care, LGBTIQ+ refugees, and disabled people accessing services
    • Feature boxes provide concise overviews of key research areas and offer first-person narratives that bring topics to life
    • Other pedagogical features to support learning and to facilitate discussion and reflection include end-of-chapter questions and classroom exercises, further reading suggestions, and a comprehensive glossary
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    Reviews & endorsements

    'Written by authoritative, well-respected scholars and practitioners with lived experience, this outstanding revised edition is suitable for audiences ranging from first-year undergraduates to postgraduates and professionals across a variety of disciplines. A highly recommended resource for teaching and research.' Anna Chur-Hansen, University of Adelaide

    'This third edition is a comprehensive text that thoroughly addresses the diverse lives of the LGBTQIA+ community while incorporating current psychological research. The book's wide array of content, its inclusivity of various groups with a strong focus on intersectionality, and its easy-to-read, relatable material make it an exceptional resource for understanding and teaching LGBTQIA+ psychology. Its thoughtful integration of contemporary issues and diverse perspectives ensures it remains an invaluable tool for both educators and students.' Melissa Kiner, SUNY Old Westbury

    'This is a fundamental text for anyone who teaches, studies, or has an interest in LGBTIQ+ psychology. It provides a good balance of background detail and the most current research on several key areas. One of its strengths is the inclusion of often forgotten subgroups within the LGBTIQ+ umbrella, offering useful insights into sometimes scarce evidence and suggesting future directions for research. I'm happy to recommend it and will continue to use it in my teaching.' Nuno Nodin, Royal Holloway, University of London

    'No other textbook offers an introduction to the field that is so well developed and nuanced. This is an outstanding examination of the field that includes the important and necessary influences from critical theories. It is an intersectional analysis of theory, practice, research, and lived experience of LGBTIQ+ communities and individuals.' Kristen Payne, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

    'This is currently the best available introductory academic textbook covering historical and contemporary LGBTIQ+ issues from a psychological perspective. It is thorough and every new edition incorporates knowledge and discussion around less researched and developing topics such as intersectionality. It is very easy to read and includes thought-provoking questions and scenarios that can be used to initiate discussion. I recommend it to academics and students who design or attend gender- and sexuality-related psychology modules. It's on top of my reading lists for such modules.' Karyofyllis Zervoulis, London Metropolitan University

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    Product details

    • Edition: 3rd Edition
    • Date Published: December 2024
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9781009335133
    • length: 395 pages
    • dimensions: 254 x 172 x 19 mm
    • weight: 0.82kg
    • availability: In stock
  • Table of Contents

    Preface
    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 Diversity:
    4. Gender diversity
    5. Sexual and gender identities
    Part III. Lifespan Changes to Families and Relationships:
    6. Children and parenting
    7. Assisted reproductive technologies
    8. Relationship recognition
    9. Ageing and chronic illness
    Part IV. Health and Marginalisation:
    10. Prejudice, discrimination, and mental health
    11. Sexual health
    12. Challenges and opportunities to health and wellbeing
    13. Ongoing resistance to inclusion
    Glossary
    References
    Index.

  • Authors

    Sonja J. Ellis, University of Waikato, New Zealand
    Sonja J. Ellis is Associate Professor in Human Development at the University of Waikato, Aotearoa/New Zealand. She is also an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In a career spanning more than 20 years and three countries (the UK, Australia and New Zealand), she has published widely in the field of LGBTIQ+ psychology, bringing her knowledge of the field to teaching in psychology, counselling and education.

    Damien W. Riggs, Flinders University of South Australia
    Damien W. Riggs is a Professor in Psychology at Flinders University, Australia and a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society. He is the author of over 200 publications in the fields of gender, family and mental health, including (with Shoshana Rosenberg, Nik Taylor and Heather Fraser) Queer Entanglements (Cambridge).

    Elizabeth Peel, Loughborough University
    Elizabeth Peel is Professor of Communication and Social Interaction at Loughborough University, UK, a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has published widely in critical health and social psychology. She is on the Editorial Board of five journals, and is Book Series Co-Editor of Gender and Sexualities in Psychology (Routledge). Previous books have won awards from the American Psychological Association (2007) and the BPS (2013).

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