Women's sexualities: new perspectives on sexual orientation and gender

L. Peplau, L. Garnets

Themanummer. Inhoud: Section I: Sexuality and sexual orientation - 1 Sexual orientation and sex in women's lives: conceptual and methodological issues / Esther D. Rothblum, 2 Bisexuality: a contemporary paradox for women / Rodríguez, Paula C. Rust; Section II: Social contexts - 3 Culture and women's s / Evelyn Blackwood, 4 African American lesbian and bisexual women / Beverly Greene, 5 Sexual prejudice and gender: do heterosexuals' attitudes toward lesbians and gay men differ? / Gregory M. Herek; Section III: Development - 6 Biological research on women's sexual orientations: evaluating the scientific evidence / Rosemary C. Veniegas, 7 Becoming a heterosexual adult: the experiences of young women / Janet Shibley Hyde, 8 Explaining diversity in the development of same-sex sexuality among young women / Lisa M. Diamond; Section IV: Implications for research and policy - 9 Heterosexism and the study of women's romantic and friend relationships / Suzanna Rose, 10 A new paradigm for understanding women's sexuality and sexual orientation / Letitia Anne Peplau, 11 Seeing is believing: research on women's sexual orientation and public policy / Sheila James Kuehl, 12 Afterword / Jacqueline D. Goodchilds.