Lesbian Mothers Accounts of Gender in American Culture

Within a society that long considered "lesbian motherhood" a contradiction in terms, what were the experiences of lesbian mothers at the end of the twentieth century? In this illuminating book, lesbian mothers tell their stories of how they became mothers; how they see their relationships...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Lewin, Ellen (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press 1993
1993.
Colección:Anthropology of contemporary issues.
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Sumario:Within a society that long considered "lesbian motherhood" a contradiction in terms, what were the experiences of lesbian mothers at the end of the twentieth century? In this illuminating book, lesbian mothers tell their stories of how they became mothers; how they see their relationships with their children, relatives, lovers, and friends and with their children's fathers and sperm donors; how they manage child-care arrangements and financial difficulties; and how they deal with threats to custody. Ellen Lewin's unprecedented research on lesbian mothers in the San Francisco area captured a vivid portrait of the moment before gay and lesbian parenting moved into the mainstream of U.S. culture. Drawing on interviews with 135 women, Lewin provided her readers with a new understanding of the attitudes of individual women, the choices they made, and the texture of their daily lives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (256 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
ISBN:9781501728037
9780801480997
9781501720031