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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:27:53 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Apologies for cross posting. Dear Colleagues, The following book is due to be published by Palgrave in October: Heterosexism in Health and Social Care Julie Fish October 2006 Hardback £50 1−4039−4123−8 The early twenty-first century has witnessed a transformation in the political landscape for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Increasingly liberal attitudes, alongside the repeal of repressive legislation, have created a climate that has never been so accepting. Yet despite these signs of progress, there are few enabling social policy initiatives and LGBT needs for health and social care are poorly understood. These changes require new understandings of the social conditions of LGBT people for which the term homophobia is inadequate. The author develops a theory of heterosexism to conceptualise LGBT oppression and provides examples from everyday health and social care environments. This timely study engages with current debates, including intersecting identities, and presents a coherent analysis of LGBT health and social care needs. The author argues for mainstreaming sexual identity issues in public policy. The book will be useful for practitioners and students in a range of health and social care professions as well as students and academics in medical sociology, social policy, social theory, and psychology. Dr. Julie Fish Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow Social Work 00.20 Hawthorn, De Montfort University, The Gateway Leicester. LE1 9BH. +44 (0)116 257 7750 ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************