PSY 435A - LGBT Identity Issues: Theories of Personality, Racial and Cultural Concerns

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Antioch University-Los Angeles

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Description:

This survey course engages various theories of gay psychology. Students examine how the subject of homosexuality has been treated throughout the ages in various cultures, focusing primarily on its treatment within the field of psychology. From Freud to Skinner, students explore what various theorists have had to say about the development of sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular. Students also examine how these differing schools of thought have influenced culture and the ways in which gays and lesbians are treated in the clinical setting. Finally, the course addresses the lively debate currently going on between constructionists and essentialists as a way of understanding the development of homosexuality and the gay psyche. SOCIAL SCIENCE DOMAIN

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.antiochla.edu

Phone Number:

(310) 578-1080

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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