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Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective, edited by Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank. New York and London: Routledge, 2007. 322 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77023-1, ISBN-10: 0-415-77023-8 US$150.00

Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective, edited by Lee Badgett and... Feminist Economics 15(2), April 2009, 97–137 BOOK REVIEWS Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective, edited by M. V. Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank. New York and London: Routledge, 2007. 322 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77023-1. US$150.00. Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective edited by M. V. Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank is the first collection of its kind looking into the negative effects a hetero-normative society produces for gays, lesbians, and bisexual (GLB) people in the realm of economics and other social contexts. The volume’s primary focus is the labor market, which appears as a horizontal theme across sections but is especially considered in the first section titled ‘‘Wages and Jobs.’’ The following three sections are concerned with ‘‘Discrimination Across Institutional Contexts,’’ ‘‘Discrimi- nation in Other Cultural Institutions: Religion, Education, and Sport,’’ and ‘‘Addressing Discrimination through Public Policies.’’ Badgett and Frank provide us with a compilation that illustrates the existing disadvantages for GLB people at different institutional levels. In this volume the editors contribute to the thorough analysis of the ongoing challenges faced by GLB people, which they believe is essential for initiating and deepening policies ending discrimination. By exploring a variety of issues this collection illustrates that discrimina- tion processes http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Feminist Economics Taylor & Francis

Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective, edited by Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank. New York and London: Routledge, 2007. 322 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77023-1, ISBN-10: 0-415-77023-8 US$150.00

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Feminist Economics 15(2), April 2009, 97–137 BOOK REVIEWS Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective, edited by M. V. Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank. New York and London: Routledge, 2007. 322 pp. ISBN-13: 978-0-415-77023-1. US$150.00. Sexual Orientation Discrimination: An International Perspective edited by M. V. Lee Badgett and Jefferson Frank is the first collection of its kind looking into the negative effects a hetero-normative society produces for gays, lesbians, and bisexual (GLB) people in the realm of economics and other social contexts. The volume’s primary focus is the labor market, which appears as a horizontal theme across sections but is especially considered in the first section titled ‘‘Wages and Jobs.’’ The following three sections are concerned with ‘‘Discrimination Across Institutional Contexts,’’ ‘‘Discrimi- nation in Other Cultural Institutions: Religion, Education, and Sport,’’ and ‘‘Addressing Discrimination through Public Policies.’’ Badgett and Frank provide us with a compilation that illustrates the existing disadvantages for GLB people at different institutional levels. In this volume the editors contribute to the thorough analysis of the ongoing challenges faced by GLB people, which they believe is essential for initiating and deepening policies ending discrimination. By exploring a variety of issues this collection illustrates that discrimina- tion processes

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