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Lesbian and Bisexual Identities
Kristin G. Esterberg
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Description for Lesbian and Bisexual Identities
Paperback. Examines the stories of lesbian and bisexual women in a Northeast community who share who they are, how they have come to see themselves as lesbian or bisexual, and what those identities mean to them. This book argues that identities are multiple and contingent. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 268.
This book examines the stories of lesbian and bisexual women in a Northeast community who share who they are, how they have come to see themselves as lesbian or bisexual, and what those identities mean to them. Drawing on social constructionist approaches to identity, Kristin G. Esterberg argues that identities are multiple and contingent. Created within the context of specific communities and within specific relationships, lesbian and bisexual identities are ways of sorting through experiences of desires and attractions, relationships, and politics. Their meanings change over time as women grow older and have more varied experiences, as the ... Read more
This book examines the stories of lesbian and bisexual women in a Northeast community who share who they are, how they have come to see themselves as lesbian or bisexual, and what those identities mean to them. Drawing on social constructionist approaches to identity, Kristin G. Esterberg argues that identities are multiple and contingent. Created within the context of specific communities and within specific relationships, lesbian and bisexual identities are ways of sorting through experiences of desires and attractions, relationships, and politics. Their meanings change over time as women grow older and have more varied experiences, as the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566395106
SKU
V9781566395106
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About Kristin G. Esterberg
Kristin G. Esterberg is Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Women's Studies at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. She is the author of numerous articles on the social construction of gay and lesbian identities.
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