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Lesbian Health: What Are the Issues?, Vol. 13
編者：Phyllis Noerager Stern

這本書看似輕薄，但內容非常豐富，正如書名所說，他涵蓋了許多拉子健康的議題，從醫療體制、異性戀社會偏見、拉子健康需求和行為到研究論述等，是我們愛用的一本書，而且每篇論文前面都有摘要，唯一的缺點就是這本書歷史悠久，現在幾乎買不到了喔，要到二手書網站上面找才行。

FROM THE CRITICS
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Reviewer: Marilyn Johnson, PhD (Rush Medical College of Rush University)

Description: This book, which was originally a special journal issue, describes studies that indicate that prejudice toward lesbians by health care providers has prevented many lesbians from obtaining satisfactory health care.

Purpose: The purpose of the book is to demonstrate empirically that the prejudice of health care providers has harmed lesbians and has prevented many of them from seeking "traditional" health care. In addition, it focuses on two specific aspects of lesbian health issues (alcoholism and childbearing) and discusses the ways in which the health care system frequently fails these women.

Audience: The authors do not name their target audience, but the book is directed at a variety of health care givers, including mental health professionals. Sophisticated readers will be familiar with much of the material, and some may be frustrated by the political tone of some of the chapters.

Features: The book contains no illustrations. There is redundancy among some of the references; some of them are rather old because there was a gap between a spate of earlier studies and the new research being conducted in this area.

Assessment: The book is neither especially attractive nor unattractive. The initial overview chapter is is excellent, but the next several chapters are redundant in demonstrating prejudice through similar studies, and a few primary studies are cited frequently. It suffers some from its origin as a special issue of a journal; it would be more useful and educational if it had been designed as a book spanning a number of relevant issues in lesbian health care rather than focusing only on alcohol treatmentand reproductive issues. Its existence may encourage others to pursue this topic more thoroughly.

Booknews
Researchers investigate issues central to lesbian health care, among them: coming out, stereotyped perceptions held by health care providers, factors that impede lesbians seeking care, alcohol recovery, and child bearing and parenting. Includes a review of the literature from 1970-1990. Originally published as vol.13, no.2, of Health Care for Women (1992). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)