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The new gay teenager
by ProQuest (Firm), Savin-Williams, Ritch C., Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne
fromAdolescent lives
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Type: Book
Gay, straight, bisexual: how much does sexual orientation matter to a teenager's mental health or sense of identity? In this down-to-earth book, filled with the voices of young people speaking for themselves, Savin-Williams argues that the standard image of gay youth presented b…
Argues that the standard image of gay youth as depressed, isolated, and drug-dependent that was presented by mental health researchers twenty years ago may have been exaggerated and offers a more accurate portrayal of gay youths in the early twenty-first century.
"In this down-to-earth book, filled with the voices of young people speaking for themselves, Ritch Savin-Williams argues that the standard image of gay youth presented by mental health researchers - as depressed, isolated, drug-dependent, even suicidal - may have been exaggerate…