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Happy Together: Thriving as a Same-Sex Couple in Your Family, Workplace, and Community (Apa Life Tools) 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

by Sharon S. Rostosky (Author), Ellen D. B. Riggle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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As more states strike down laws restricting marriage to one man and one woman, same-sex relationships are becoming more visible and more socially accepted. Nevertheless, many couples still experience significant stress because of their same-sex status. In every life context family, work, neighborhood, religious communities, and in social and legal contexts same-sex couples have to make decisions about disclosure, how to respond to prejudice, and how to cope with negative feelings about themselves and their experiences. This book helps couples work together to identify, develop, and use their strengths and skills to successfully navigate these issues and flourish. Tough tasks like confronting prejudice will never be easy, but thanks to the stories, tools, and resources presented in this book, readers will learn to manage such situations in a positive way.

Learning activities in each chapter guide couples to become more aware of the causes of stress in their relationship, and to take positive actions to strengthen their commitment. Readers will learn how to cultivate the strengths of their LGBTQ identities, assert appropriate boundaries, create supportive relationships with others, and contribute authentically to their families and communities.

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    978-1433819537
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    1st
  3. Publisher
    APA LifeTools
  4. Publication date
    March 16, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. File size
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This is a self-help book in the finest sense of the term: Content is scholarly and based on current literature; it offers nuance, street smarts, and sophistication in negotiating life’s gray-zone dilemmas, yet it is accessible and engaging for lay readers, who are its intended audience. ― PsycCRITIQUES

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As more states strike down laws restricting marriage to "one man and one woman," same-sex relationships are becoming more visible and more socially accepted. Nevertheless, many couples still experience significant stress because of their same-sex status. In every life context family, work, neighborhood, religious communities, and in social and legal contexts same-sex couples have to make decisions about disclosure, how to respond to prejudice, and how to cope with negative feelings about themselves and their experiences. This book helps couples work together to identify, develop, and use their strengths and skills to successfully navigate these issues and flourish. Tough tasks like confronting prejudice will never be easy, but thanks to the stories, tools, and resources presented in this book, readers will learn to manage such situations in a positive way. Learning activities in each chapter guide couples to become more aware of the causes of stress in their relationship, and to take positive actions to strengthen their commitment. Readers will learn how to cultivate the strengths of their LGBTQ identities, assert appropriate boundaries, create supportive relationships with others, and contribute authentically to their families and communities.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00V8KT7D2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ APA LifeTools; 1st edition (March 16, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 16, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1322 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Ellen D. B. Riggle

Ellen D. B. Riggle

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Ellen D.B. Riggle is Professor of Political Science and Gender and Women's Studies. Her research interests include positive identity, the effects of minority stress on the well-being of LGBTQ individuals and same-sex couples, and the impact of law, legal debates, and policy issues on LGBTQ individuals and same-sex couples. For more information about Dr. Riggle's research, please visit www.PrismResearch.org.

Dr. Riggle received her B.A. from Purdue University and her A.M. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Dr. Riggle is the recipient of the 2017 William B. Sturgill Award for "outstanding contributions to graduate education" from the Graduate School of the University of Kentucky. Her primary teaching and research fields include LGBTQ studies and queer theory, legal and policy studies, political psychology, and qualitative and feminist methodology.

Her articles have appeared in leading professional journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Counseling Psychology, Professional Psychology, Psychology & Sexuality, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Sexuality Research and Social Policy, Journal of Family Psychology, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, and American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

She is co-editor (with Alan Ellis) of Sexual Identity in the Workplace: Issues and Services (Harrington Press, 1996) and (with Barry Tadlock) Gays and Lesbians in the Democratic Process: Public Policy, Political Representation and Public Opinion (Power, Conflict and Democracy: American Politics into the Twenty-First Century series, Columbia University Press, 1999).

Dr. Riggle is co-author of A Positive View of LGBTQ: Embracing Identity and Cultivating Well-Being (with Sharon Rostosky; Rowman & Littlefield, 2012). A Positive View of LGBTQ received the Distinguished Book Award for 2012 from Division 44 of the American Psychological Association. Her latest book, Happy Together: Thriving as a Same-Sex Couple in Your Family, Workplace, and Community (with Sharon Rostosky) was published by the American Psychological Association LifeTools Series in 2015. Her current projects include an examination of the impact of legal relationship recognition on the relationships of same-sex couples and other policy impacts on LGBTQ individuals, and how identity and minority stress impacts wellbeing for LGBTQ individuals.

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