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Santrock Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
Life-Span Development: A Topical Approach
John W. Santrock

Socioemotional Processes and Development
Gender and Sexuality

Taking it to the Net

1. Travis is gay. One of his classmates, who admits that he thinks that homosexuality is a sin, asked, "Why don't you go to therapy and get over your problem?" Travis says he doesn't have a problem. Does Travis need therapy to "get over" being gay?
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/answers.html#cantherapychange

2. Denise, the only female employee in the parts department of a large automobile dealer, tells her mother that she is disgusted by the pornographic calendars hanging on the office wall and tired of the men addressing her as "honey" and "baby doll." Her mother tells her that she may have a sexual harassment claim against her employer? Does she? And if so, what can Denise do about it?
http://www.cs.utk.edu/~bartley/other/9to5.html

3. Maureen is 48 years old and just entering menopause. Her gynecologist recommends hormone replacement therapy. Maureen wants to find more about it before she makes her decision. What drugs are used in HRT? What are the medical risks of HRT?
http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/pages/agepages/hormone.html