Career Counseling For Gays And Lesbians
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This 8 page paper offers a synopsis of five articles that focus, in some way, on career counseling or career development of gays and lesbians. The first article reports some of the many guidelines from the American Psychological Association for counselors working with gays, lesbians and bisexuals. The next one focuses on gay men although there are comments about lesbians. This article discusses the need to have special programs for counseling gay men in the workplace. The third discussion is about a book for career counselors in which challenges and barriers as well as helpful suggestions are provided. Next, is an article about the paucity of research studies of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered students on the college campus and the reasons for this dearth of studies. The last article talks about career counseling for adolescents and the special problems this group faces. The articles are compared. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Career Counseling for Gays and Lesbians:
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This 5 page paper examines the issues which apply to gay/lesbian career counseling. Furthermore, this paper outlines the special problems facing this group in terms of career counseling. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSCareer.rtf

Censorship Of Children's Literature / Banning Books Written By Homosexuals
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A 5 page research paper discussing the issue of censorship of children's and young adult's literature. Emphasis is on material written by and about gays and lesbians. Specific examples of books censored and banned are given as well as statements by some of the writers of books for young adults dealing with homosexuality. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Changing Definitions and Concepts of Family
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A 5 page discussion of the concept of family. Provides sociological definitions and views of the concept of family. Emphasizes that the traditional concept of family, the concept of a father a mother and one or more children comprising a family unit, has been turned on end in recent years. Questions the relationship of the members of a same-sex "marriage" as well as other contemporary familial relationships to illustrate the point that the family unit is no longer defined as it was in times past. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Children of Gay Families
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This 6 page paper focuses on the adjustments that children of gay families have to make but answer the question as to whether or not they are well adjusted. The children are compared with peers who have been raised in traditional homes. The paper is supportive of gay parenting. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Children Of Same Sex Couples
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The debate over the ability of homosexual couples to raise physically and emotionally healthy children seems to be focused on 'the homosexual mode of life' rather than an individualized evaluation of parenting skills and abilities. This 7 page paper gives a brief overview of the issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Christianity, Social Tolerance & Homosexuality
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A 3 page report on John Boswell’s work Christianity, Social Tolerance & Homosexuality. No additional sources cited.
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Civil Rights and the Transgendered Community
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A 5 page examination of the problems society hurls toward transgendered individuals. While some progress is being made in implementing policies and laws that protect the civil rights of these individuals, much additional progress must be made. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Clinical Aspects of Male Homosexuality
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This 5 page report discusses the 14th chapter titled “Clinical Aspects of Male Homosexuality” by psychoanalyst Irving Bieber who studied homosexuality and taken from the text “The View of the Clinician.” The report then compares Bieber’s approach to that of Sigmund Freud and the ways in which Freud’s ideas were transmuted into those of analysts such as Bieber. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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