Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship (Between Men-Between Women Series)

by Kath Weston

Other authorsRichard D. Mohr (Editor)
Paperback, 1992

Status

Available

Call number

HQ 75.24 .F25 W47 1991

Genres

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh

Publication

Columbia Univ Pr (1992), Paperback, 261 pages

Description

This classic text, originally published in 1991 and now revised and updated to include a new preface, draws upon fieldwork and interviews to explore the ways gay men and lesbians are constructing their own notions of kinship by drawing on the symbolism of love, friendship, and biology.

Subjects

Awards

Ruth Benedict Prize (Winner — 1990)

Language

English

Physical description

261 p.; 8.9 inches

ISBN

0231072899 / 9780231072892

Local notes

OCLC = 1103

gift from the Quatrefoil Library

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