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New choices, new families : how lesbians decide about motherhood / Nancy J. Mezey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mezey, Nancy J., 1965-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lesbian mothers.
- Lesbians.
- Motherhood.
- Lesbians--Family relationships.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (202 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- New Choices, New Families provides thoughtful insights into questions about sexual identity, social and cultural expectations, and what and who constitute a family.
- Contents:
- At the crossroads
- The historical rise of lesbian families
- Recruiting lesbian participants and collecting data
- Developing mothering desires
- Understanding motherhood
- Negotiating lesbian support networks
- Weighing intimate partner relationships
- Considering the benefits and barriers of work
- New choices, new families.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]--181) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8018-9525-1
- 0-8018-9000-4
- OCLC:
- 557657966
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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