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This pioneering book makes a revolutionary assumption: that lesbian and bisexual women are normal, if not average. Instead of focusing on which family or genetic quirks might produce lesbians, these studies turn attention to describing the healthy ways lesbians interact with each other, with heterosexual women, and with society. The result is a significant exploration of uncharted territory. Examining the lives of lesbian and bisexual women from adolescence to old age, LESBIAN LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS addresses issues of class and race as well as sexual orientation. It encompasses theory, empirical research and memoir on such diverse topics as physical appearance, cross-generational friendships, butch-femme issues and lesbian sexuality. It also looks at such difficult and painful issues as lesbian domestic violence and the impact of homophobia on lesbian couples, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in women's lives and sexuality as well as scholars in the field.

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Suzanna M. Rose, Ph.D., is Director of Women's Studies and Professor of Psychology at Florida International University. She is co-author of Gender and Close Relationships and has edited two books on academic women's careers. As well as being active in various professional organisations, she is currently on the editorial boards of Psychology of Women Quarterly and Women & Therapy. In 1992 she received the Cheryl Ladd Frankin Award for contributions to feminist psychology from the Association for Women in Psychology.

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