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UNINA9910822545003321 |
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Autore |
Sullivan Maureen <1963-> |
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Titolo |
The family of woman : lesbian mothers, their children, and the undoing of gender / / Maureen Sullivan |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-76297-4 |
9786612762970 |
1-4175-8294-4 |
0-520-93741-4 |
1-59734-937-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Lesbian mothers - United States |
Children of gay parents - United States |
Sex role - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-303) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Emergence Of Lesbian-Coparent Families In Postmodern Society -- 2. Becoming Parents: Baby Making In The Age Of Assisted Procreation -- 3. Being Parents: The End Of Oedipus And The Expansion Of Intimacy -- 4. Undoing The Gender Division Of Labor -- 5. Truth And Reconciliation: Families Of Origin Come Around And Come Out -- 6. Becoming Familiar In The Community Of Strangers -- 7. The Structure Of Donor-Extended Kinship -- 8. The Theoretical Future Of A Conscious Feminist Kinship -- Appendix: Families By The Bay: The Study Design, Method, And Participants -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Amidst the shrill and discordant notes struck in debates over the make-up-or breakdown-of the American family, the family keeps evolving. This book offers a close and clear-eyed look into a form this change has taken most recently, the lesbian coparent family. Based on intensive interviews and extensive firsthand observation, The Family of Woman chronicles the experience of thirty-four families headed by |
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