Catherine Donovan, Brian Heaphy, Jeffrey Weeks

Same Sex Intimacies (eBook, ePUB)

Families of Choice and Other Life Experiments

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Our families are increasingly a matter of choice, and the choices are widening all the time. This is particularly true of the non-heterosexual world, where the last ten years have seen a popular acceptance of same sex partnerships and to a lesser extent of same-sex parenting. Based on extensive interviews with people in a variety of non-traditional relationships, this fascinating new book argues that these developments in the non-heterosexual world are closely linked to wider changes in the meaning of family in society at large and that each can cast light on the other. "Same Sex Intimacies" offers vivid accounts of the different ways non-heterosexual people have been able to create meaningful intimate relationships for themselves and highlights the role of individual agency and collective endeavour in forging these roles: as friends, partners, parents, and as members of communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134576487
• Artikelnr.: 38255936

Autorenporträt

Jeffrey Weeks is Professor of Sociology and Dean of Humanities and Social Science at South Bank University, London.,
Brian Heaphy is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham Trent University.,
Catherine Donovan is Principal Lecturer and Team Leader in Sociology and Social Policy at Sunderland University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Families of choice
Chapter 2 Life experiments
Chapter 3 The friendship ethic
Chapter 4 In search of home
Chapter 5 Part nership rites
Chapter 6 Sexual pleasures
Chapter 7 Parenting
Chapter 8 Towards intimatecitizenship
Appendix 1
Appendix 2