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Families We Choose
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Author: Kath Weston
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Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
Author: Kath Weston
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Families We Choose Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780231110938
ISBN: 0231110936
Label: Columbia University Press
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1997-04-15
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Studio: Columbia University Press
Dewey Decimal Number: 305
EAN: 9780231110938
ISBN: 0231110936
Label: Columbia University Press
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 288
Publication Date: 1997-04-15
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Studio: Columbia University Press
Editorial Review of Families We Choose
This classic text, originally published in 1991 and now revised and updated to include a new preface, draws upon fieldwork and interviews to explore the ways gay men and lesbians are constructing their own notions of kinship by drawing on the symbolism of love, friendship, and biology.
Customer Reviews of Families We Choose
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A secret power that Gays, lesbians and other minorities utilize!
Review: As a gay man, the cover photo on this revised edition (by Chantel Regnault)
spoke volumes to me, and I knew I had to take a look at this book! It was
enjoyable and well worth the effort, as Weston takes us on a scholarly tour
of several articles and issues gay and lesbians and minority cultures often
face. She proposed that the meaning of "kinship" is culturally defined, and
indeed is a "power", a force, a technique that gays and lesbians can and do use to create thier own "families" that are likewise culturally and contextually defined, whether or not there is a common "bloodline". Essenetial reading for the intelligent citizen of any race, gender or
sexual orientation!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Admirable Effort
Review: A L-I-T-T-L-E too academic for me! However, I admire the effort and would like to read more about queer families.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Families We Choose
Review: I found Kath Westons book "Families We Choose:lesbians, gays, kinship" to be a very interesting and informative book. This book brought many issues to the table regarding the idea of a family. What is a family? family is not solely limited to biology. This book explored the idea of kinship in lesbian and gay relationships and the family that is formed within this community. Also, the difference and the importance of "biological" family vs. chosen family and which becomes or is more important based on acceptance. This book explores issues concerning the lesbian and gay community in regards to raising children and creating families of their own in the nineties incorporating both biological and chosen families. In overview, The idea of kinship is culturally relative and it is suseptible to change. The word kinship and the meaing of family is constantly being challenged and changed to incorporate and include those previously unseen.
Review Summary: A secret power that Gays, lesbians and other minorities utilize!
Review: As a gay man, the cover photo on this revised edition (by Chantel Regnault)
spoke volumes to me, and I knew I had to take a look at this book! It was
enjoyable and well worth the effort, as Weston takes us on a scholarly tour
of several articles and issues gay and lesbians and minority cultures often
face. She proposed that the meaning of "kinship" is culturally defined, and
indeed is a "power", a force, a technique that gays and lesbians can and do use to create thier own "families" that are likewise culturally and contextually defined, whether or not there is a common "bloodline". Essenetial reading for the intelligent citizen of any race, gender or
sexual orientation!
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Admirable Effort
Review: A L-I-T-T-L-E too academic for me! However, I admire the effort and would like to read more about queer families.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Families We Choose
Review: I found Kath Westons book "Families We Choose:lesbians, gays, kinship" to be a very interesting and informative book. This book brought many issues to the table regarding the idea of a family. What is a family? family is not solely limited to biology. This book explored the idea of kinship in lesbian and gay relationships and the family that is formed within this community. Also, the difference and the importance of "biological" family vs. chosen family and which becomes or is more important based on acceptance. This book explores issues concerning the lesbian and gay community in regards to raising children and creating families of their own in the nineties incorporating both biological and chosen families. In overview, The idea of kinship is culturally relative and it is suseptible to change. The word kinship and the meaing of family is constantly being challenged and changed to incorporate and include those previously unseen.