This paper provides a chronological examination of the effects of cultural values on the psychotherapeutic definition of "normal" human sexuality over the last century. (Author/AM)

Implications of the gay rights movement for the rights of children are examined from a developmental perspective which allows the rights issue to be refocused from one of children's rights to that of the rights of the adults that children become. (Author)

Theory and research on the psychological construct of fear of success is reviewed in the context of Horner's original (1968) formulation of the motive. Both the validity and the reliability of the original measure are questioned in the light of the weakness of empirical support. (Author/AM)

The results of this study are interpreted as being incompatible with theories of sex and violence that stress a single physiological or instinctual factor. They support two-factor theories which give more emphasis to social learning principles than to physiological determinants. (Author)

A three-stage model of sex-role development which accounts for the failure of traditional models to explain sex-role socialization and eliminate discrimination is proposed. The model necessitates exploration of multiple interactive processes which influence sex-role development and several different mechanisms of growth. (Author/AM)

Black men face certain problems related to institutional racism and environments which often do not prepare them well for the fulfillment of masculine roles. In addition to problems created by discrimination, they encounter negative stereotyping, which holds that they are socially castrated, insecure in their male identity, and lacking in positive…

This article examines some persistent paradoxes in the definition of the male role, and proposes a distinction between traditional and modern male roles. Four current perspectives on the problem of the male role are distinguished. (Author/AM)

According to a questionnaire study of 127 lesbians, differences in values regarding relationships reflect two distinct dimensions: dyadic attachment and personal autonomy. These relationship values were associated with women's social characteristics and feminist involvement. (Author/WI)

Areas of psychological theory relevant to the coming out process are discussed, including identity formation, self-disclosure and self-validation, and socialization. Differences are noted in the experiences of men and women with regard to conformity to and violation of sex-role expectations, as well as to political and legal issues. (Author/WI)

Psychotherapeutic work with lesbians is confounded by both sexist and heterosexist factors. In this paper, three aspects of women's socialization--self-concept, feminine sex-role behavior, and sexuality--which have particular implications for lesbians, are discussed in terms of their implications in therapy. (Author/WI)

Continued research into the sex-role expectations which therapists hold toward clients is an issue of particular relevance to the gay community. The training of psychotherapists should pay attention to both sex-role expectations and homosexual stereotypes as potential sources of bias in therapists' perceptions and evaluations of homosexual…

This paper characterizes sex as a status characteristic, presents data supportive of the characterization, and offers suggestions for remedying the noted imbalance. (Author/AM)

Notes that the social revolution which feminism represents can be sustained only by a through going intellectual revolution which first examines and then alters the way women are socially viewed. (Author/AM)

Notes that the values and beliefs that we hold as a nation have created institutions whose norms and rules create barriers to women's full and equal participation. Under the force of changing values of legislation, and of action by women, institutions will become tolerant of other than male norms. (Author/AM)

This paper focuses on the situational factors which operate on women to shape their domestic and professional choices and behavior. The analysis proposed is based on social psychological theories, such as role theory and social comparison and attribution theory, rather than on the genetic or personality theories. (Author/AM)