In this Book
- The Family of Woman: Lesbian Mothers, Their Children, and the Undoing of Gender
- Book
- 2004
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
Amidst the shrill and discordant notes struck in debates over the make-up—or breakdown—of the American family, the family keeps evolving. This book offers a close and clear-eyed look into a form this change has taken most recently, the lesbian coparent family. Based on intensive interviews and extensive firsthand observation, The Family of Woman chronicles the experience of thirty-four families headed by lesbian mothers whose children were conceived by means of donor insemination.With its intimate perspective on the interior dynamics of these families and its penetrating view of their public lives, the book provides rare insight into the workings of emerging family forms and their significance for our understanding of "family"—and our culture itself.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-7
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- pp. ix-xi
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-16
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- pp. 285-303
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520937413
Related ISBN(s)
9780520239647
MARC Record
OCLC
58532585
Pages
323
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No