TY - BOOK ID - 135823939 TI - Homosexuality : research implications for public policy AU - Gonsiorek, John C. AU - Weinrich, James D. PY - 1991 SN - 1483325423 1452252505 PB - Newbury Park : ©1991 SAGE, DB - UniCat KW - Homosexuality KW - Gays KW - Government policy KW - Psychology. KW - Gay people UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135823939 AB - What does social science research tell us about homosexuality? Does this knowledge affect public policy? Despite scholarly research, homosexuality continues to be the subject of an intense, and often bitter, debate. This volume summarizes academic knowledge about homosexuality and its relevance for public policy. Topics addressed include the nature and causes of sexual orientations; the reasons homosexuality is not an illness; the ethics of various mental health approaches to homosexuality; the effects of social and legal discrimination; newer biological and psychological understa ER -