Acts of Disclosure
Subtitle: The Coming-Out Process of Contemporary Gay Men
By: Marc E. Vargo.
Publisher: The Harrington Park Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 164
Table of contents: label: Foreword
pagenum: ix; title: Rep. Barney Frank; label: Introduction
pagenum: xv; label: Chapter 1. The Coming-Out Process
pagenum: 1; title: The Origins of Homosexuality
pagenum: 2; title: Stage 1: The Pre-Coming-Out Years
pagenum: 7; title: Stage 2: Coming Out to Oneself
pagenum: 22; title: Stage 3: Exploration and Experimentation
pagenum: 27; title: Stage 4: Coming Out to Others
pagenum: 30; title: Stage 5: Commitment and Integration
pagenum: 32; title: Suggestions
pagenum: 34; label: Chapter 2. The Family Sphere: Gay Sons, Husbands, and Fathers
pagenum: 37; title: Reasons for Not Telling the Family
pagenum: 38; title: Telling One's Parents
pagenum: 45; title: Telling One's Wife
pagenum: 58; title: Telling One's Children
pagenum: 71; title: Suggestions
pagenum: 79; label: Chapter 3. The Professional Sphere: Coming Out in the Workplace
pagenum: 83; title: Elementary and Secondary Education
pagenum: 84; title: The Sciences
pagenum: 92; title: Business and Industry
pagenum: 96; title: The Military
pagenum: 108; title: Current Trends
pagenum: 114; title: Suggestions
pagenum: 116; label: Chapter 4. The Public Sphere: Managing Widespread Exposure
pagenum: 119; title: The Public Crucible
pagenum: 119; title: Outing and Its Effects
pagenum: 120; title: The Decision to Go Public
pagenum: 130; title: Suggestions
pagenum: 137; label: Appendix. Coming-Out Resources
pagenum: 139; title: The Family
pagenum: 139; title: The Workplace
pagenum: 140; title: HIV Prevention and Treatment
pagenum: 142; title: Legal Concerns
pagenum: 142; title: Religious Issues
pagenum: 144; label: Notes
pagenum: 147; label: Bibliography
pagenum: 153; label: Index
pagenum: 159