Lesbian health: Social context, sexual identity, and well-being

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 87-101

  Kaminski, Elizabeth ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Health; Identity; Lesbianism; Sexuality; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937325755     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J155v04n03_05     Document Type: Article

References (31)

1. Ault, Amber. 1996. Ambiguous Identity in an Unambiguous Sex/Gender Structure:The case of Bisexual Women. Sociological Quarterly, 37:444–463.
2. Baker, Judith. 1993. Is Homophobia Hazardous to Lesbian and Gay Health?. American Journal of Health Promotion, 7(4):255–256.
3. Bradford, Judith, and Ryan, Caitlin. 1988. The National Lesbian Health Care Survey:Final Report, Washington, D.C.:National Lesbian and Gay Health Foundation.
4. Butler, Judith. 1990. Gender Trouble:Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, New York:Routledge.
5. Deevey, Sharon, and Wall, Lana. 1993. “How do Lesbian Women Develop Serenity?”. In Lesbian Health:What Are the Issues?, Edited by:Stern, Phyllis Noerager. Washington, D.C.:Taylor & Francis.
6. Duberman, Martin. 1992. Cures:A Gay Man's Odyssey, New York:Plume.
7. Esterberg, Kristin. 1997. Lesbian and Bisexual Identities:Constructing Communities, Constructing Selves, Philadelphia:Temple University Press.
8. Giddens, Anthony. 1991. Modernity and Self-Identity:Self and Society in the Late Modern Age, Stanford:Stanford University Press.
9. Haas, Ann Pollinger. 1994. “Lesbian Health Issues:An Overview.”. In Reframing Women's Health:Multidisciplinary Research and Practice, Edited by:Dan, Alice J., Thousand Oaks, California:Sage.
10. Lorde, Audre. 1980. The Cancer Journals, New York:Spinsters, Ink.
11. Melucci, Alberto. 1989. Nomads of the Present:Social Movements and Individual Needs in Contemporary Society, Philadelphia:Temple University Press.
12. Mirowsky, John, and Ross, Catherine. 1989a. Psychiatric Diagnosis as Reified Measurement. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 30:11–25. (March)
13. Mirowsky, John, and Ross, Catherine. 1989b. Social Causes of Psychological Distress, New York:Aldine de Gruyter.
14. Preves, Sharon E., 1998. For the Sake of the Children:Destigmatizing Intersexual-ity. The Journal of Clinical Ethics, 9:411–420.
15. Rupp, Leila J., and Taylor, Verta. 1999. Forging Feminist Identity in an International Movement:A Collective Identity Approach to Twentieth-Century Feminism. Signs:Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 24:363–386.
16. Rust, Paula. 1993. ‘Coming Out’ in the Age of Social Constructionism:Sexual Identity Formation Among Lesbian and Bisexual Women. Gender & Society, 7:50–77.
17. Scholinski, Daphne, and Adams, Jane Meredith. 1997. The Last Time I Wore a Dress:A Memoir, New York:Riverhead Books.
18. Seidman, Steven. 1996. “Introduction.”. In Queer Theory/Sociology, Edited by:Seidman, Steven. Cambridge, MA:Blackwell.
19. Slater, Barbara. 1993. Violence Against Lesbian and Gay Male College Students. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy, 8(1–2):177–202.
20. Stein, Arlene. 1997. Sex and Sensibility:Stories of a Lesbian Generation, Berkeley:University of California Press.
21. Stein, Arlene, and Plummer, Ken. 1996. “‘I Can't Even Think Straight’:‘Queer’ Theory and the Missing Sexual Revolution in Sociology.”. In Queer Theory/Sociology, Edited by:Seidman, Steven. Cambridge, MA:Blackwell.
22. Stevens, Patricia. 1993. “Lesbian Health Care Research:A Review of the Literature from 1970 to 1990.”. In Lesbian Health:What Are the Issues?, Edited by:Stern, Phyllis Noerager. Washington, D.C.:Taylor & Francis.
23. Stevens, Patricia. 1998. “The Experiences of Lesbians of Color in Health Care Encounters:Narrative Insights for Improving Access and Quality.”. In Gateways to Improving Lesbian Health and Health Care:Opening Doors, Edited by:Ponticelli, Christy M., New York:The Haworth Press, Inc.
24. Taylor, Verta. 1996. Rock-A-By Baby:Feminism, Self-Help, and Postpartum Depression, New York:Routledge.
25. Taylor, Verta, and Rupp, Leila J., 1993. Women's Culture and Lesbian Feminist Activism:A Reconsideration of Cultural Feminism. Signs:Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 19:32–61.
26. Taylor, Verta, and Whittier, Nancy. 1992. “Collective Identity in Social Movement Communities:Lesbian Feminist Mobilization.”. In Frontiers in Social Movement Theory, Edited by:Morris, Aldon D., and Mueller, Carol McClurg. New Haven:Yale University Press.
27. Trippet, Susan, and Bain, Joyce. 1993. “Reasons American Lesbians Fail to Seek Traditional Health Care.”. In Lesbian Health:What Are the Issues?, Edited by:Stern, Phyllis Noerager. Washington, D.C.:Taylor & Francis.
28. Troiden, Richard. 1989. The Formation of Homosexual Identities. Journal of Homosexuality, 17:43–73.
29. Warner, Michael, ed. 1993. Fear of a Queer Planet:Queer Politics and Social Theory, Minneapolis:University of Minnesota Press.
30. White, Mel. 1994. Stranger at the Gate:To Be Gay and Christian in America, New York:Simon and Schuster.
31. Whittier, Nancy. 1997. Political Generations, Micro-Cohorts, and the Transformation of Social Movements. American Sociological Review, 62:760–778.