Heterosexism in Health and Social Care

Part I. Understanding Heterosexism in Health and Social Care

1. What is Heterosexism?
Julie Fish

2. Assessing the Health and Social Care Needs of Lesbians, Gay Men and Bisexuals
Julie Fish

3. Intersecting Identities: Recognising the Heterogeneity of LGBT Communities
Julie Fish

4. Conducting Research among LGB Communities
Julie Fish

5. What are the Demographic Characteristics of the LGB Population?
Julie Fish

Part II. Exemplars of Heterosexism from Research

6. Disclosure and Non-disclosure: Lesbians’ Strategies of Accommodation and Resistance in their Interactions with Health Professionals
Julie Fish

7. Screened Out: Lesbians’ Experiences of Cervical Screening
Julie Fish

8. Risky Bodies? Lesbians and Breast Cancer
Julie Fish

9. New Directions in Equality Agendas: Opportunities and Threats
Julie Fish

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Medical Sociology, Gender Studies, Social Policy, Public Health, Social Care, Science, general