Queer By Choice

Lesbians, Gay Men, and The Politics of Identity

Vera Whisman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

162 Seiten

1995
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-91015-6 (ISBN)

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This book discusses the issue that there might be hereditary component to gay and lesbian sexuality and analyses to what extent factors such as race, class and religion play in choice of sexual identity.

Queer by Choice enters the controversial debate of sexual identity by examining choice in gay men and lesbian sexual identity. Drawing on interviews with a sample of 72 people, Whisman analyzes if, and to what extent, choice played a role in determining identity. Contributing factors such as race, class, religion, and educational level are considered. The results of the study are stimulating and often surprising, and contribute to the escalating debates over sexual identity as lesbians and gays continue to soldier for rights and representation.

Vera Whisman

Chapter 1 Dear Abby, “The Gay Agenda,” and the New york Times; Chapter 2 The Pleasures and Dangers of Choice; Chapter 3 Stories of Choice; Chapter 4 Choosing a Story: Determined, Chosen, and Mixed; Chapter 5 Difference and Dominance: Gendered Identity Accounts; Chapter 6 Conclusion;

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.1996
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	226 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sexualität / Partnerschaft
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-415-91015-3 / 0415910153
ISBN-13	978-0-415-91015-6 / 9780415910156
Zustand	Neuware