Growing Up Straight (1968 book)
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| Authors | Peter and Barbara Wyden |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Homosexuality, parenting |
| Published | 1968 (Stein and Day) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 265 |
| ISBN | 978-0812810721 |
Growing Up Straight: What Every Thoughtful Parent Should Know About Homosexuality is a 1968 guide for parents, by Peter and Barbara Wyden, on how to prevent their children from becoming homosexual.[1]
Summary
The Wydens offer advice for parents on how to prevent their children from becoming homosexual.[1] A popularization of psychoanalyst Irving Bieber's theories about homosexuality, their book contains an introduction by Stanley Yolles, then director of the National Institute of Mental Health, which concludes, "with broadened parental understanding and more scientific research, hopefully the chances that anyone's child will become a victim of homosexuality will eventually decrease."[2]
Reception
Reparative therapist Joseph Nicolosi writes that Growing Up Straight has been seen as a classic.[1] Neuroscientist Simon LeVay has noted the work is an example of psychoanalytic ideas influencing general attitudes toward homosexuality.[3]
Notes
- 1 2 3 Nicolosi, Joseph; Ames Nicolosi, Linda (2002). A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books. p. 14. ISBN 0-8308-2379-4. OCLC 50023340.
- ↑ LeVay 1996, pp. 79–80.
- ↑ LeVay 1996, p. 79.
References
- LeVay, Simon (1996). Queer Science: The Use and Abuse of Research into Homosexuality. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-12199-9. OCLC 34471415.