Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship

by Kath Weston

Paperback, 1997

Status

Available

Call number

306.87

Genres

Publication

Columbia University Press (1997), Edition: Revised, 288 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

Original language

English

Physical description

288 p.; 6 inches

ISBN

0231110936 / 9780231110938

Barcode

12732

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