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Sexual Identity and Lesbian Family Life: Lesbianism, Patriarchalism and the Asian Family in Taiwan
Iris Erh-Ya Pai
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Description for Sexual Identity and Lesbian Family Life: Lesbianism, Patriarchalism and the Asian Family in Taiwan
Hardback. Series: Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia. Num Pages: 238 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This new book illustrates how Taiwanese lesbians negotiate their lives outside patriarchal families, while seeking varying ways to maintain working relationships with their families of origin, as their notion of family distinguishes them from same sex couples in other countries. This ambivalence has a strong influence on their relational decisions as they deal with contradictions between family ties, filial piety and lesbianism. Based on individual and couple interviews with self-identified lesbian couples in stable relationships, the book offers vivid narratives of different ways in which Taiwanese lesbians have been able to make sense ... Read more
This new book illustrates how Taiwanese lesbians negotiate their lives outside patriarchal families, while seeking varying ways to maintain working relationships with their families of origin, as their notion of family distinguishes them from same sex couples in other countries. This ambivalence has a strong influence on their relational decisions as they deal with contradictions between family ties, filial piety and lesbianism. Based on individual and couple interviews with self-identified lesbian couples in stable relationships, the book offers vivid narratives of different ways in which Taiwanese lesbians have been able to make sense ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Gender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
285
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811040047
SKU
V9789811040047
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Ref
99-15
About Iris Erh-Ya Pai
Iris Erh-Ya Pai holds a PhD in Women's Studies from the University of York, UK, She is currently Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Holistic education, Mackay Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan.
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