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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lewin, Ellen
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Series:Anthropology of Contemporary Issues Ser.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 pages)
ISBN:1501720031
9781501720031