Lesbians, Women & Society

First published in 1980, Lesbians, Women and Society presents an analysis of lesbianism as a phenomenon that developed from a `personal problem¿ or `individual deviance¿ to a social movement with political ambitions.

List of contents

Acknowledgements Introduction – Lesbianism: a personal problem or a women’s issue 1. Sappho revisited: a new look at lesbianism 2. The social reality of lesbianism 3. Social lesbians and social lesbianism: Who are they? What is ‘it’? 4. ‘Sick, but not sorry’ vs ‘sorry, but not sick’: the born lesbian and the self-chosen lesbian 5. Lesbian consciousness and lesbian practice 6. The emergence of political consciousness: lesbian feminism as an ideological form Afterword Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Glossary of terms Notes Bibliography Index

About the author

E. M. Ettorre

Summary

First published in 1980, Lesbians, Women and Society presents an analysis of lesbianism as a phenomenon that developed from a ‘personal problem’ or ‘individual deviance’ to a social movement with political ambitions.

Product details

• Authors: E M Ettorre, E. M. Ettorre
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032330716
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3233071-6
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies: women, Feminism and feminist theory, Gender studies: women and girls, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality