The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxix

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Christina Richards, Meg John Barker

      Pages 1-4

3. Sexuality

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Asexuality

      • Mark Carrigan

      Pages 7-23

   3. BDSM — Bondage and Discipline; Dominance and Submission; Sadism and Masochism

      • Emma L. Turley, Trevor Butt

      Pages 24-41

   4. Bisexuality

      • Helen Bowes-Catton, Nikki Hayfield

      Pages 42-59

   5. Further Sexualities

      • Christina Richards

      Pages 60-76

   6. Gay Men

      • Damien W. Riggs

      Pages 77-91

   7. Heterosexuality

      • Panteá Farvid

      Pages 92-108

   8. Lesbian Psychology

      • Sonja J. Ellis

      Pages 109-128

   9. Trans Sexualities

      • Penny Lenihan, Tony Kainth, Robin Dundas

      Pages 129-146

4. Gender

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-147

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   2. Cisgender — Living in the Gender Assigned at Birth

      • Ester McGeeney, Laura Harvey

      Pages 149-165

   3. Further Genders

      • Meg John Barker, Christina Richards

      Pages 166-182

   4. Intersex/DSD

      • Katrina Roen

      Pages 183-197

   5. Transgender — Living in a Gender Different from That Assigned at Birth

      • Sarah Murjan, Walter Pierre Bouman

      Pages 198-215

5. Relationships

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217

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   2. Monogamy

      • Ali Ziegler, Terri D. Conley, Amy C. Moors, Jes L. Matsick, Jennifer D. Rubin

      Pages 219-235

   3. Open Non-monogamies

      • Nathan Rambukkana

      Pages 236-260

6. Psychological Areas

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261

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The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender combines cutting edge research to provide a thorough overview of all the normative - and many of the less common - sexualities, genders and relationship forms alongside psychological and intersectional areas relating to sexuality and gender.

• Gender
• Sexuality
• Psychology
• Bisexuality
• Asexuality
• Lesbian
• Trans
• Transvestitism
• Transsexual
• Transgender
• Gay
• Heterosexuality
• Kink
• BDSM
• Further sexualities
• Cisgender
• Intersex
• DSD
• Further genders
• gender

“The authors explore current debates, implications for psychology and the world, and potential directions for future research. Important points are highlighted for students, academics, and applied professionals. … The book’s organized and accessible presentation makes it an efficient and highly usable reference. … I also appreciate the authors’ candor in identifying certain issues and identities that are largely invisible in existing psychological research. This would be a strong purchase for any library.” (Karla J. Strand, Resources for Gender and Women's Studies: A Feminist Review, Vol. 39 (1), 2018)



“The Palgrave Handbook of the Psychology of Sexuality and Gender … provides a lucid and comprehensive overview of gender and sexuality from a psychological perspective. … The result is a collection that is comprehensive, cohesive, and highly informative. I recommend it for individuals who want to get up-to-date on gender and sexuality, as well as for graduateor advanced undergraduate courses on these topics.” (Eileen L. Zurbriggen, Sex Roles, Vol. 76, 2017)

• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and West London Mental Health NHS Trust, UK

  Christina Richards

• The Open University, UK

  Meg John Barker

Christina Richards is an accredited psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is Senior Specialist Psychology Associate at the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Gender Clinic; Clinical Research Fellow at West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Charing Cross) Gender Clinic; and is a co-founder of BiUK. As well as many other publications she is the co-author of the BPS Guidelines and Literature Review for Counselling Sexual and Gender Minority Clients and a clinical guidebook on sexuality and gender published by Sage: Richards, C., & Barker. M. (2013). Sexuality and gender for mental health professionals: A practical guide. London: Sage.


Meg John Barker is a writer, academic, counsellor and activist specialising in sex and relationships. Meg is a senior lecturer in Psychology at the Open University, UK and has published many academic booksand papers on topics including non-monogamous relationships, sadomasochism, counselling, and mindfulness, as well as co-editing the journal Psychology & Sexuality. They were the lead author of The Bisexuality Report – which has informed UK policy and practice around bisexuality. They are involved in running many public events on sexuality and relationships, including Sense about Sex, Critical Sexology, and Gender & Sexuality Talks. Meg is also a UKCP accredited therapist working with gender and sexually diverse clients, and wrote the relationship book Rewriting the Rules.

Christina Richards
Dr Meg John Barker
Dr Mark Carrigan
Dr Emma Turley
Dr Trevor Butt
Helen Bowes-Catton
Dr Nikki Hayfield
Dr Damien Riggs
Dr Panteá Farvid
Dr Sonja Ellis
Dr Penny Lenihan
Dr Tony Kainth
Robin Dundas
Dr Laura Harvey
Ester McGeeney
Prof Katrina Røn
Dr Sarah Murjan
Dr Walter Pierre Bouman
Ali Ziegler
Prof Terri D. Conley
Amy C. Moors
Jes L. Matsick
Jennifer D. Rubin
Dr Nathan Rambukkana
Prof Jan Burns
Dr Claudia Zitz
Dawn Clark
Prof Del Loewenthal
Dr Joanna Semlyen
Dr Sarah Seymour- Smith
Dr Gareth Hagger-Johnson
Michael Berry
Dr Paul Simpson
Dr Brigette Rickett
Dr Maxine Woolhouse
Dr Alex Iantaffi
Dr Sara Mize
Dr Roshan das Nair
Dr Rob Clucas

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