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.

Sommario

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: E M Ettorre
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032330860
• ISBN: 978-1-032-33086-0
• Pagine: 220
• Peso: 453 g
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; 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