LGBT Families (Paperback)

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 exist? Here is what author Nancy Mezey had to say in a recent interview: ? "LGBT people are creating families in a society that simultaneously demonizes and embraces them. With a desire to understand and perhaps deconstruct this rocky terrain, I decided to write LGBT Families, a comprehensive overview based on solid research so that readers can form their own opinions." "This book stands in solidarity with all diverse family forms - families that developed out of particular social and economic contexts, and that contribute to the society around them, despite the hardships that some in society may level at them."

General

Imprint:	Sage Publications Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP)
Release date:	July 2014
First published:	July 2014
Authors:	Nancy J. Mezey
Dimensions:	228 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-4522-1738-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gay & Lesbian studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4522-1738-6
Barcode:	9781452217383

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