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Lesbians and Lesbian Families: Reflections on Theory and Practice
Paper, 384 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-10253-7
$33.00
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March, 1999
Cloth, 384 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-10252-0
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Introduction
Part One: Lesbians and the Social Context
1. Unconsciousness-Raising: Hidden Dimensions of Heterosexism in Theory and Practice with Lesbians, by Elaine Spaulding
2. Ascribing Master Status to Lesbians: Clinical Echoes of Identity Dilemmas, by Susan Donner
3. Gender and Sexuality in Lesbian Relationships: A Feminist Constructionist Perspective, by Joan Laird
4. The Long Road to Equality: Lesbians and Social Policy, by Ann Hartman
Part Two: Lesbian Couples
5. A Struggle for Language: Patterns of Self-Disclosure in Lesbian Couples, by Tara Healy
6. Therapy with a Lesbian Couple: The Art of Balancing Lenses, by Kathryn Karusaitis Basham
7. Object Relations Couples Therapy with Lesbians, by Carol Sussal
Part Three: Lesbians Parenting, and Children
8. Lesbian Co-Parenting: On Being/Being with the Invisible (M)Other, by Cheryl Muzio
9. Lesbian Parents: Understanding Developmental Pathways, by Betty Morningstar
10. The Family Lives of Lesbian Mothers, by Laura Lott-Whitehead and Carol T. Tully
11. Voices from the Heart: The Developmental Impact of a Mother’s Lesbianism on Her Adolescent Children, by Ann O’Connell
Part Four: Special Themes in Theory and Practice
12. A Relational Perspective on Mutuality and Boundaries in Clinical Practice with Lesbians, by Carolyn Dillon
13. Resilience in Lesbians: An Exploratory Study, by Sandra Anderson and Barbara Sussex
14. The Application of Control Mastery Theory in Clinical Practice with Lesbians, by Jo Nol