This classic text, originally published in 1991 and now revised and updated to include a new preface, draws upon fieldwork and interviews to explore the ways gay men and lesbians are constructing their own notions of kinship by drawing on the symbolism of love, friendship, and biology.
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Release date
January 22, 2005 -
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Kindle Book
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- ISBN: 9780585380902
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- ISBN: 9780585380902
- File size: 14010 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- Lexile® Measure: 1450
- Text Difficulty: 12
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Reviews
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April 1, 1991
Part of the new series entitled "Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies," this book demands--and deserves--thorough and careful reading. With weighty prose, Weston, an anthropology professor, writes that gays and lesbians, long seen as exiles from kinship ties, are choosing to create their own families. Arguing that these "chosen" families cannot be understood apart from the "straight" families in which gays and lesbians grew up, she draws on interviews to describe gays' relationships with their straight families. Weston places her interpretation in perspective with historical and legal background information and extended quotations from interviewees. She avoids the cold statistics characteristic of similar studies, so her book may appeal to lay readers no longer satisfied with pop-psych sentimentality. A well-documented work for gay studies collections.--Eric Bryant, "Library Journal"Copyright 1991 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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