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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149560103321

Autore

Mezey Nancy J. <1965->

Titolo

LGBT families / / Nancy J. Mezey, Monmouth University, Susan J. Ferguson, series editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Los Angeles : , : Sage, , 2015

ISBN

9781483354422

1483354423

9781483378626

1483378624

9781483321776

1483321770

9781483311159

1483311155

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Contemporary family perspectives

Disciplina

306.874086/6

Soggetti

Gay parents - United States

Gay couples - United States

Lesbian couples - United States

Sexual minorities' families - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

chapter 1. LGBT families -- chapter 2. Marriage -- chapter 3. LGBT parents -- chapter 4. LGBT youth -- chapter 5 Intimate partner violence -- chapter 6. Learning from LGBT families.

Sommario/riassunto

Part of the SAGE Contemporary Family Perspective series, this book presents a comprehensive yet accessible understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families today by drawing upon and making sense of the burgeoning scholarly literature about LGBT families from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. It pays particular attention to how structures of race, class, gender, sexuality, and age shape LGBT families, and how members of such families negotiate the social landscapes within which they exist. The book will help readers better understand the formation, experiences, challenges, and



strengths of LGBT families, and address two main questions: Why are new family forms so threatening to certain groups of people in society? and How are new family forms beneficial to the society in which they ...