Social Construction of Lesbianism

Klappentext The old model of lesbianism as a pathological affliction has largely given way to a liberal social scientific one which presents it as an alternative lifestyle, a way of loving, a sexual preference, or a source of personal fulfilment. This controversial book argues that the shift from `pathological' to `gay affirmative' research merely substitutes one depoliticized construction of lesbianism for another. The author contends that the gay affirmative model is fundamentally incompatible with radical feminist theory in which lesbianism is a political statement representing the bonding of women against male supremacy. This volume was awarded a 1989 Distinguished Publication Award by the Association for Women in Psychology. Zusammenfassung Argues that the shift from 'pathological' to 'gay affirmative' research merely substitutes one depoliticized construction of lesbianism for another. This work contends that the gay affirmative model is incompatible with radical feminist theory in which lesbianism is a political statement representing the bonding of women against male supremacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Rhetoric in Research on Lesbianism and Male Homosexuality Social Scientific Accounts Eliciting and Assessing Lesbian Accounts Lesbian Identities Lesbian Politics The Social Construction of Prejudice The Future for Research on Lesbianism

Product details

• Authors: Celia Kitzinger, Kitzinger Celia
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.11.1987
• EAN: 9780803981171
• ISBN: 978-0-8039-8117-1
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Inquiries in Social Construction Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Cultural Studies, HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction, Sex & sexuality, sex manuals, Sex and sexuality: advice and issues, Gay & Lesbian Studies;Social Psychology