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Peer reviewedGarrett, Michael Tlanusta; Barret, Bob – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2003
The cultural world of the Two Spirit, the traditional role of Native individuals believed to possess both male and female spirit, is explored in both "old ways" and current-day experiences. Cultural beliefs and meanings around sexual identity are discussed from a Native perspective with recommendations for counseling Two Spirit clients.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Bisexuality, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Influences
Download full textStanley, Julia P. – 1976
The lesbian's perspective, shaped by her experience as an outcast, enables her to shed dichotomies and discriminations learned in the classroom and to seek new ways of interpreting and expressing her perceptions of the world. This paper discusses the "lesbian perspective" from three angles: the unique attributes of the lesbian and her…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Females, Feminism, Homosexuality
Peer reviewedHalstead, J. Mark; Lewicka, Katarzyna – Cambridge Journal of Education, 1998
Summarizes the current political and social aspirations of the gay and lesbian movement and the educational implications. Considers evidence of the extent to which gay and lesbian aspirations are receiving a sympathetic hearing. Develops a Muslim perspective on male homosexuality based mainly on Islamic teaching and notes implications for…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Cultural Influences, Educational Policy, Educational Principles
Peer reviewedWaldner-Haugrud, Lisa K.; Magruder, Brian – Youth & Society, 1996
Examines specific sociocultural factors influencing homosexual identity expression for gay and lesbian adolescents. Using the Negotiated Identity Model on a sample of 172 self-identified homosexual adolescents reveals that variables for gay males included political ideology, socioeconomic status, heterosexual friends, and gender nonconformity.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Conformity, Cultural Influences, Homosexuality
Peer reviewedSiever, Michael D. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Investigated hypothesis that gay men and heterosexual women are dissatisfied with their bodies and vulnerable to eating disorders because of shared emphasis on physical attractiveness and thinness based on desire to please men. Findings from 53 lesbian, 59 gay, 62 heterosexual female, and 63 heterosexual male college students generally confirmed…
Descriptors: Anorexia Nervosa, Body Image, Bulimia, College Students
Coll, Cynthia Garcia, Ed.; Surrey, Janet L., Ed.; Weingarten, Kathy, Ed. – 1998
Based on the view that increasing numbers of mothers who do not fit a narrow traditional image are often maligned, misunderstood, or ignored, this book presents the stories of a diverse group of mothers whose life circumstances place them outside the mainstream. Chapters explore the lives of mothers of exceptional children and biracial children;…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adoptive Parents, At Risk Persons, Black Mothers
