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PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH LESBIAN COUPLES: INDIVIDUAL ISSUES, FEMALE SOCIALIZATION, AND THE SOCIAL CONTEXT *
Author(s) -
Roth Sallyann
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1985.tb00620.x
Subject(s) - lesbian , socialization , psychology , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , sexual identity , identity (music) , social psychology , developmental psychology , social environment , expression (computer science) , psychotherapist , gender studies , sociology , human sexuality , psychoanalysis , paleontology , social science , physics , artificial intelligence , computer science , acoustics , biology , programming language
Relationship patterns in lesbian couples vary systematically from relationship patterns in heterosexual couples in ways that are related to the exclusively female composition of these couples, their stigmatizable identity, and the lack of social recognition and acceptance for such family units. These patterned differences are addressed from a systemic perspective in five arenas: distance regulation and boundary maintenance, sexual expression, financial arrangements, breaking up, and stage differences in coming out and acceptance of lesbian identity.