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This book appears in the following booklistsin categories:Children & Young People, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuality & Transgender, Feminism & Women, Order this book online - this link leads to our secure order website which will indicate how long the book will take to order. (Availability of '24-48 hours' means our wholesaler has stock - we place orders 2-3 times a week & receive the books next day.) (Availability of '7-10 days' or 'Special Order' means we order direct from the publisher - order times vary, many supply within 10 days.) Phone us: 0151 708 7270 | Family of Woman: Lesbian Mothers, Their Children, and the Undoing of Genderby
Maureen Sullivan
"Providing the most illuminating, theoretically sophisticated account to date of how the lesbian co-parented family is quietly shattering the existing gender order, this book expertly weaves captivating ethnographic family portraits into the broader social and political tapestry of our fiercely fought contemporary family revolution. Scholarly, provocative, witty and deeply humane, The Family of Woman is that precious rarity - a genuinely original, profound, scholarly work that is a joy to read" ISBN 13: 9780520239647 | ISBN 10: 0520239644 | Please note: Neither this website nor our order website can tell you if a book is actually in the shop right now - please contact us to find out. Prices - we do our best to keep price information up to date, but publishers very occasionally change book prices, so we cannot completely guarantee the prices shown here. We're always happy to check price & availability for you before you place your order, just ask! |
Based on intensive interviews and extensive firsthand observation, this book chronicles the experiences of thirty four families headed by lesbian mothers whose children where conceived by means of donor insemination. With its intimate perspective on the interior dynamics of these families and its perceptive vision of their public lives, the book provides a rare insight into the workings of emerging family forms and into their significance for our understanding of "family" - and of our culture itself.