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from the issue of September 7, 2006
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Psych symposium examines lesbian, gay, bisexual identities
The 54th annual Nebraska Symposium on Motivation, held March 30-31, examined contemporary perspectives on lesbian, gay and bisexual identities.
Presented by the UNL Department of Psychology, the symposium featured research of top scholars on the psychology of sexual orientation. Topics included gay and lesbian families, couples in civil unions, mental health, hate crimes and sexuality.
"Whether one defines sexual orientation as sexual behavior, self-identification, or attraction, sexual orientation is fundamentally about motivation, making it an ideal topic for the Nebraska Symposium on Motivation," said Debra Hope, professor of psychology and coordinator of the symposium. "Many of the issues have or should be addressed by psychology and related fields, yet this literature is not yet well-known."
The symposium's first goal was to provide a forum for leading scholars to share twork on a variety of topics including the "coming out" experience, mental health, same-sex families, hate crimes and bias, and psychobiological underpinning of sexual orientation. Secondly, the symposium sought to inform teachers of psychology about new work in this area.
Presenters included Ritch Savin-Williams, Cornell University; Gregory Herek, University of California, Davis; Charlotte Patterson, University of Virginia; Michael Bailey, Northwestern University; and Esther Rothblum, University of Califonia, San Diego.
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NEWS HEADLINES FOR SEPTEMBER 7
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Year in Review issue can be downloaded in pdf format
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