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Sexual identities and sexuality in social work : research and reflections from women in the field / edited by Priscilla Dunk-West, Trish Hafford-Letchfield.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary social work studiesPublication details: Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (ix, 195 pages.)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781315608525 (electronic bk.)
  • 1315608529 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 361.3082 22
LOC classification:
  • HV11 .S4754 2011
NLM classification:
  • HV 11
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: sexualities and sexual identities in social work -- Sexuality and women in care organizations: negotiating boundaries within a gendered cultural script -- 'A chance to cut is a chance to cure': self-harm and self-protection -- a gay perspective -- Researching sexuality and ageing -- Reflecting on sexual health and young women's sexuality: business or pleasure? -- Growing up with a lesbian or gay parent: young people's perspectives -- 'Have you heard?' ... reflections on the Kerr/Haslan Inquiry -- The assessment of lesbian and gay prospective foster carers: 20 years of practice and what has changed? -- What is personal? Reflecting on heterosexuality -- Sexuality before ability? The assessment of lesbians as adopters -- Identity, emotion work and reflective practice: dealing with sexuality, race and religion in the classroom -- Everyday sexuality and identity: de-differentiating the sexual self in social work -- Index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: sexualities and sexual identities in social work -- Sexuality and women in care organizations: negotiating boundaries within a gendered cultural script -- 'A chance to cut is a chance to cure': self-harm and self-protection -- a gay perspective -- Researching sexuality and ageing -- Reflecting on sexual health and young women's sexuality: business or pleasure? -- Growing up with a lesbian or gay parent: young people's perspectives -- 'Have you heard?' ... reflections on the Kerr/Haslan Inquiry -- The assessment of lesbian and gay prospective foster carers: 20 years of practice and what has changed? -- What is personal? Reflecting on heterosexuality -- Sexuality before ability? The assessment of lesbians as adopters -- Identity, emotion work and reflective practice: dealing with sexuality, race and religion in the classroom -- Everyday sexuality and identity: de-differentiating the sexual self in social work -- Index.

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