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7%OFFAnna Muraco - Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation - 9780822351924 - V9780822351924
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Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation

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Description for Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation Paperback.
Odd Couples examines friendships between gay men and straight women, and also between lesbians and straight men, and shows how these "intersectional" friendships serve as a barometer for shifting social norms, particularly regarding gender and sexual orientation. Based on author Anna Muraco's interviews, the work challenges two widespread assumptions: that men and women are fundamentally different and that men and women can only forge significant bonds within romantic relationships. Intersectional friendships challenge a variety of social norms, Muraco says, including the limited roles that men and women are expected to play in one another's lives. Each chapter uses these boundary-crossing ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822351924
SKU
V9780822351924
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Anna Muraco
Anna Muraco is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University.

Reviews for Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation
“Odd Couples presents a wealth of information on the initiation, development, and sustenance of intersectional friendships. . . . People in gay-straight friendships living outside of urban areas with large LGBT communities would especially appreciate this book. They need confirmation that they are not alone, and that their friendships are probably stronger than others.” - Rachel Wexelbaum, Lambda Literary Review ... Read more

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