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ERIC Number: EJ657138
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Deciding Who To See: Lesbians Discuss Their Preferences in Health and Mental Health Care Providers.
Saulnier, Christine Flynn
Social Work, v47 n4 p355-65 Oct 2002
Few researchers have studied how lesbians choose health and mental health care providers. This article reports on community focus groups in which 33 lesbians reported that decision making was based on their past experiences and their hopes for high quality care. They encountered a continuum of provider reactions consisting of five categories: homophobia, heterosexism, tolerance, lesbian sensitivity, and lesbian affirmation. (Contains 27 references.) (GCP)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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