Growing Up Gay in the South Race, Gender, and Journeys of the Spirit

Learn what it is like to grow up gay in the South as a group of Southern lesbians and gay men candidly share their attitudes and feelings about themselves, their families, their schooling, and their search for a sexual identity. These insightful biographies illustrate the diversity of persons who identify themselves as gay or lesbian and depict the range of prejudice and problems they have encountered as sexual rebels. Not just a simple compilation of coming out stories, this landmark new book is a human testament to the process of social questioning in the search for psychological wholeness, examining the personal and social significance of acquiring a lesbian or gay identity within the Southern culture.

Growing Up Gay in the South is an important book that focuses on the distinct features of Southern life, It will enrich your understanding of the unique pressures faced by gay men and lesbians in this regionthe pervasiveness of fundamental religious beliefs; the acceptance of racial, gender, and class community boundaries; the importance of family name and family honor; the unbending view of appropriate childhood behaviors; and the intensity of adolescent culture.

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James Sears

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: James Sears, James T. Sears
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 25.01.1991
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9780866569118
• ISBN: 978-0-86656-911-8
• Numero di pagine: 550
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.2 x 22.9 x 4.3 cm
• Peso (della confezione): 997 g
• Categorie: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, Of specific Lesbian interest, Relating to lesbians, Gay & Lesbian studies, Age groups: children, Of specific Gay interest, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Relating to gay people, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, sexual minority youth, qualitative biography analysis, family honor norms, southern social dynamics, adolescent identity negotiation, LGBTQ experiences in southern United States, religious fundamentalism impact