Bibliograph

Gay fatherhood, narratives of family and citizenship in America, Ellen Lewin

Type

Label

Gay fatherhood, narratives of family and citizenship in America, Ellen Lewin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-225) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Gay fatherhood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

299277989

Responsibility statement

Ellen Lewin

Sub title

narratives of family and citizenship in America

Summary

Ellen Lewin sets out to debunk the commonly held view that good gay fatherhood is a rarity, showing how stereotypes have been allowed to obscure the successful efforts of a growing number of gay men to rear well-adjusted children

Table Of Contents

"How can you study such yucky people?" -- Family values : new questions about lesbian and gay peoples in the U.S. -- Consuming fatherhood -- "Something inside me" : gay fathers and nature -- Our own families -- Do the right thing -- "We're not gay anymore" -- Corrective lenses, or revisioning yuckiness

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