Psychosocial aspects of homosexuality.
نویسنده
چکیده
This paper and that which follows by M 7 MacCulloch were prepared for a London Medical Group symposium entitled 'Homosexuality: congenital or acquired?' held at the Middlesex Hospital Medical School in October 1979. DrCrown deals with the psychological and socialfactors of homosexuality. While he believes that part of homosexual behaviourmay be genetic, DrCrownfeels that the acquired factors are likely to remain more salient especially the intrafamily ones.
منابع مشابه
Sensitizing psychiatry trainees towards male homosexuality: a movie club approach
Psychiatric training curricula these days are heavily biased towards neurobiology which tends to reduce the understanding of psychiatry trainees about psychosocial issues that their patients may face. Psychiatry trainees can get a clearer picture of psychosocial issues when they see a good film on it. A psychiatry movie club is a novel and interesting method that diverts from the didactic metho...
متن کاملChildren’s Gender Identity in Lesbian and Heterosexual Two-Parent Families
This study compared gender identity, anticipated future heterosexual romantic involvement, and psychosocial adjustment of children in lesbian and heterosexual families; it was furthermore assessed whether associations between these aspects differed between family types. Data were obtained in the Netherlands from children in 63 lesbian families and 68 heterosexual families. All children were bet...
متن کاملThe role of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning-focused psychosocial approaches as part of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention efforts in Singapore.
1Oogachaga Counselling and Support, Singapore 2National Skin Centre, Singapore Address for Correspondence: Mr Bryan Choong Chee Hong, 41A Mosque Street Singapore 059519. Email: [email protected] Introduction Earlier this year, the American Psychological Association passed a resolution endorsing its support for a combination approach towards human immunodefi ciency virus (HIV) prevention, one ...
متن کاملOn the Mathematics of Fraternal Birth Order Effect and the Genetics of Homosexuality
Mathematicians have always been attracted to the field of genetics. I am especially interested in the mathematical aspects of research on homosexuality. Certain studies show that male homosexuality may have a genetic component that is correlated with female fertility. Other studies show the existence of the fraternal birth order effect, that is the correlation of homosexuality with the number o...
متن کاملRunning Head: BODY DISSATISFACTION IN HOMOSEXUAL MEN Links Between Psychosocial Variables and Body Dissatisfaction in Homosexual Men: Differential Relations with the Drive for Muscularity and the Drive for Thinness
Homosexuality has been found to be a risk factor for body dissatisfaction in men. An online sample of 64 homosexual men was used to examine the relationship between psychosocial variables hypothesised to play a role in this link (connection to gay community, rejection sensitivity, self-esteem, stigma consciousness, and internalised homophobia) and two aspects of body dissatisfaction (drive for ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical ethics
دوره 6 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980