Lesbians and lesbian families : reflections on theory and practice / edited by Joan Laird.

Brief bio-bibliographical notes on contributors: p. [345]-347.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Unconsciousness-raising: hidden dimensions of heterosexism in theory and practice with lesbians / Elaine Spaulding -- Ascribing master status to lesbians: clinical echoes of identity dilemmas / Susan Donner -- Gender and sexuality in lesbian relationships: feminist and constructionist perspectives / Joan Laird -- The long road to equality: lesbians and social policy / Ann Hartman -- A struggle for language: patterns of self-disclosure in lesbian couples / Tara Healy -- Therapy with a lesbian couple: the art of balancing lenses / Kathryn Karusaitis Basham -- Object relations couples therapy with lesbians / Carol Sussal -- Lesbian co-parenting: on being/being with the invisible (m)other / Cheryl Muzio -- Lesbian parents: understanding developmental pathways / Betty Morningstar -- The family lives of lesbian mothers / Laura Lott-Whitehead and Carol T. Tully -- Voices from the heart: the developmental impact of a mother's lesbianism on her adolescent children / Ann O'Connell -- A relational perspective on mutuality and boundaries in clinical practice with lesbians / Carolyn Dillon -- Resilience in lesbians: an exploratory study / Sandra Anderson and Barbara Sussex -- The application of control mastery theory in clinical practice with lesbians / Jo Nol.