Emerging Gender Identities
Understanding The Diverse Experiences of Today's Youth

In my opinion, this book represents a decidedly mixed bag. Yarhouse and Sadusky have quite a bit of experience in counseling and this emerges clearly in the writing. Yet I question the overall framework of the integrationist counseling model, especially as applied to this topic. The authors repeated......more

The issue of gender identities is one of the most controversial topics in our cultures today. With political lobbying, gender identity is increasingly becoming a political tool. Some even use science to prove their point of view. Others blame it on psychological profiles while still others point to......more

Overall, really insightful book!! I found it a bit hard to get into as most of the book was spent on gender theories and understanding the experience of transgenderism rather than learning how to approach it effectively. However I would recommend this to anyone in the western culture seeking to unde......more

As a teacher in a busy main stream secondary school (High School) I wanted a deeper understanding of the issues some pupils encounter in our society. I found this book helpful as it gave me a deeper understanding of the complex nature of the issues, not least the sense of isolation and vulnerability......more

I really appreciate this text! I keep bookmarking sections to return to. Sadusky and Yarhouse present a common-sense approach to understanding gender identity through a religious lens that is non-judgemental and supportive. They begin the book by situating the discussion of gender in current psychol......more