1 SOCIO-SEXUAL HEALTH: A CRITICAL ESSAY ON THE CULTURAL SYSTEMS OF THREE WESTERN COUNTRIES: FINLAND – ICELAND –
I need to thank numerous people for their encouragement and guidance on my pursuit of a field so important but little studied and understood. I could not have done any of this work without guidance from my graduate program at San Francisco State University, and in particular Dr. Brian deVries, Dr. G...
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| Summary: | I need to thank numerous people for their encouragement and guidance on my pursuit of a field so important but little studied and understood. I could not have done any of this work without guidance from my graduate program at San Francisco State University, and in particular Dr. Brian deVries, Dr. Gil Herdt, and Dr. James Quesada who supported my ambitions to collect data in Finland and Iceland. In Iceland, the assistance in finding participants and settling into life in Reykjavik from Samtökin ’78 organization was amazing, especially all the help I received from Þorvaldur Kristinnson. I also thank the Sigurður Norðal Institute for bringing me to Reykjavik. The encouragement I received from numerous researchers who examine Finnish sexual health also helped make my research come to fruition. I extend thanks to Ilsa Lottes, Jukka Lehtonen, and Osmo Kontula. I also extend warmest thanks to Olli Stålström who encouraged my work and greatly assisted my data collection. Through the combined efforts of Quntele, FinnQueer, and ranneliike, I was able to speak to Finns about their own experiences living as a sexual minority in Finland. I will always hold such high regards for the United States Fulbright Commission for providing me with a grant to move to Jyväskylä, Finland in 1999, and begin my love for the Nordic world. |
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