Same Sex Intimacies: Families of Choice and Other Life Experiments

Weeks, Jeffrey

ISBN 10: 0415254779 / ISBN 13: 9780415254779

Published by Routledge, 2001

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003204034

Synopsis:

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 gives 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. This topical book will provide compelling reading for students of the family, sexuality and lesbian and gay studies.

About the Author:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Same Sex Intimacies: Families of Choice and ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good