Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood among Black Women

Author:   Mignon Moore
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520269514


Pages:   318
Publication Date:   17 October 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mignon Moore
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780520269514


ISBN 10:   0520269519
Pages:   318
Publication Date:   17 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Introduction: Two Sides of the Same Coin: Revising Analyses of Lesbian Sexuality and Family Formation through the Study of Black Women 1. Coming into the Life: Entrance into Gay Sexuality for Black Women 2. Gender Presentation in Black Lesbian Communities 3. Marginalized Social Identities: Self-Understandings and Group Membership 4. Lesbian Motherhood and Discourses of Respectability 5. Family Life and Gendered Relations between Women 6. Openly Gay Families and the Negotiation of Black Community and Religious Life Conclusion: Intersections, Extensions, and Implications Appendix A: A Roadmap for the Study of Marginalized and Invisible Populations Appendix B: Selected Questions from Invisible Families Survey Appendix C: Questions from In-Depth Interview on Self-Definitions of Sexuality Notes References Index

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Arguably the most groundbreaking work on LGBT parenting published in recent years. --Mombian


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Mignon R. Moore is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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