This cutting-edge book provides a comprehensive overview of up-to-date research in the field of social psychology of gender identity and sexual orientation. The book is unique in considering perspectives from both dominant and marginalized groups. It illustrates how LGBTQ+ individuals conceptualize gender identity and sexual orientation and their intersections with other social categories. At the same time, the book examines how the dominant group (heterosexual cisgender individuals) forms impressions and interacts with LGBTQ+ people and how these people navigate social norms, expectations, and stigma.
Across the different chapters, the book examines the experiences of stigma in different life stages and contexts and maps out the different ways in which stigma manifests and impacts the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals. The book also addresses strategies to reduce stigma and provides solid and contemporary evidence-based knowledge to pave the way for a more inclusive future.
Offering a way to better understand the similarities and differences in the experiences of gender and sexual minorities from a social psychological perspective, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of gender and sexualities, social psychology, sociology. It will also appeal to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) consultants looking for research-informed resources, health professionals, and anyone interested in knowing more about LGBTQ topics.
Table of Contents:
Introduction - Introducing the Landscape: Identities, Stigma, and LGBTQ+ Experiences Through a Social Psychological Lens (Fabio Fasoli & Andrea Carnaghi)
Part 1
Chapter 1 - Understanding Intersectionality and Its Consequences (Andrea Carnaghi, Rosandra Coladonato, Mauro Bianchi, & Patrice Rusconi)
Chapter 2 - From Perception to Discrimination: The Role of Subtle Cues of Sexual Orientation(Sven Kachel & Fabio Fasoli)
Chapter 3 - Perceptions and Stereotyping of Trans and Non-Binary People (Marie Gustafsson Sendén, Elli van Berlekom, & Sofia E. Bracco)
Part 2
Chapter 4 - Who Stands Up? Social Psychological Perspectives of Bias-Based Bullying Among LGBTQ+ Youth: The Role of Bystanders (Raquel António, Rita Guerra, Lindsey Cameron, & Carla Moleiro)
Chapter 5 - Advancing LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion: Barriers, Opportunities, and Strategies for Progress (Jojanneke van der Toorn)
Chapter 6 - Beyond the Norm: Understanding Stigma in Sexual and Relational Minorities (Catarina A., Carvalho, Gustavo A. Aybar Camposano, & David L. Rodrigues)
Chapter 7 - Understanding the Experience of Stigma and its Consequences for Sexual and Gender Minority Parents: A Minority Stress Perspective (David M. Frost & Susie Bower-Brown)
Chapter 8 - Gender Math: Parents Navigating Selective Gender Disclosure on Behalf of Their Nonbinary Child (Lucinda Garcia & Fernando Salinas-Quiroz)
Part 3
Chapter 9 - Health Condition Stigma and Their Consequences for Men Having Sex with Men (Kai J. Jonas)
Chapter 10 - Social Health in Trans and Gender Diverse Populations (Giulia Zoppolat, Guendalina Di Luigi, & David Matthew Doyle)
Conclusion - Normativity and Its Discontents (Peter Hegarty)
About the Author :
Fabio Fasoli is an Associate Professor in Social Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. He publishes LGBT+ psychology research in social psychology and multidisciplinary fields. He has experience in teaching undergraduate and MSc modulesand he is the co-director of the Sex, Gender and Sexualities Research Center at the University of Surrey.
Andrea Carnaghi is a Professor of Social Psychology at the University of Trieste, Italy. He has published in top peer-reviewed international journals in the fields of experimental and social psychology, sexual orientation, and gender studies. He has served as an associate editor of the European Journal of Social Psychology and is a member of the editorial board of Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale/International Review of Social Psychology.
