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Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women - Rising Like the Phoenix (Paperback)
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Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women - Rising Like the Phoenix (Paperback)
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Prevent victimization of sexual minority women by raising your
awareness level! Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual
Minority Women: Rising Like the Phoenix is the first resource to
examine trauma, violence, and stress as experienced by lesbian and
bisexual women. You'll gain a better understanding of the stressors
that these women experience, including the cultural/social trauma
of living with homophobia and heterosexism as well as the
individual traumas of verbal, physical, and sexual abuse. This book
contains never-before-seen data that investigates the prevalence,
impact, and meaning of traumatic experiences in the lives of sexual
minority women. In Trauma, Stress, and Resilience Among Sexual
Minority Women, top researchers use direct quotes and case examples
to illustrate and personalize the emotional strain these women
endure. Furthermore, they address constructive individual and
community responses that promote resilience and healing. The
information and strategies contained in this book will help sexual
minority women, as well as the practitioners who serve them,
understand and heal from the impact of individual and cultural
trauma. This book will increase your knowledge of: developmental
issues facing lesbian and bisexual youths the impact of sexual
abuse history on the coming out process ethnic/racial differences
in trauma among lesbian and bisexual women the prevalence and
impact of traumatic experience among HIV+ lesbian and bisexual
women the unique stressors facing African-American lesbiansand how
they cope organized religion's approaches to homosexuality and how
this impacts lesbian and bisexual women Trauma, Stress, and
Resilience Among Sexual Minority Women also shows how data on
same-sex domestic violence and hate crimes can be gathered and used
as a tool for social and political advocacy, bringing about
positive changes that can improve the lives of many lesbian and
bisexual women. This book is insightful reading for mental health,
health, and social service professionals working with lesbian and
bisexual clients or patients, and activists and individuals who
work for organizations that serve the
gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender communities.
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