Aims to increase awareness about the specific circumstances of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) diversity. Based on a wide array of literature this volume provides a global vision of this reality, explaining the evolution of homosexuality during history and reasons why it has been considered a sin, an illness and a crime.
Innehållsförteckning
Author’s Note Foreword Jesús Encinar Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: LGBT CONTEXT. FROM SIN, CRIME AND SICKNESS TO NORMALIZATION About a Different Identity Homosexuality: an Historic Evolution of the Term Homophobia New Family Models: Same Sex Marriage and Descendants Cultural Allies PART II: LGBTS IN SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS AND AT WORKPLACE The Interaction of LGBT Individuals with Different Environments LGBT Diversity at Corporations in Spain A Case Study on LGBT Tourism: An Isomorfist Opportunity With Regard to an Emerging Segment
Om författaren
MARGARITA ALONSO is Alumni and Careers Director General at IE University, Spain. She has developed her professional career at IE in international areas of Spain and in the United States. She has also taught at Complutense University. She has a Master´s degree in Marketing Management and at present is pursuing her doctoral studies at IE University focusing on women and LGBT studies. She holds an specialization in Foundations Management by New York University; Market Research by London School of Economics and LGBT Studies by Yale University. She is author of several articles regarding diversity and education in international press. She is also co-founder member of ie Out & Friends and a member of the Executive Committee at IE Business School. Margarita is fluent in Spanish and English and also speaks French and Russian.
