LGBT families / Nancy J. Mezey, Monmouth University, Susan J. Ferguson, series editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mezey, Nancy J., 1965- author.

Series:

Contemporary family perspectives.

Contemporary family perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay parents--United States.

Gay parents.

Gay couples--United States.

Gay couples.

Lesbian couples--United States.

Lesbian couples.

Sexual minorities' families--United States.

Sexual minorities' families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (214 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage, 2015.

Summary:

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 ...

Contents:

chapter 1. LGBT families

chapter 2. Marriage

chapter 3. LGBT parents

chapter 4. LGBT youth

chapter 5 Intimate partner violence

chapter 6. Learning from LGBT families.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781483354422

1483354423

9781483378626

1483378624

9781483321776

1483321770

9781483311159

1483311155

OCLC:

1017717888