Queer Family Values: Rethinking the Myth of the Nuclear Family (Queer Politics Queer Theories)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (594 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1566396840 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It offers a political strategy focused on enhancing democracy and equality in private life.. This text argues that the flaw in the fight for gay and lesbian marriage rights lies in its failure to call into question the forms of oppression that lead society to privilege the nuclear family
"Refreshing look at one version of the American families" according to Ami. Finally a book looks at debunking the myth that family=heterosexual married Christian middle or upper middle class. Just like we often forget that a family can be just a mother or just a father, it can also be two mothers or two fathers. The author strives to critique our assumptions about family structure, living arrangements, finances, wills, etc. when we are talking about a family that "mainstream" culture ignores or demonizes, ki
Her study draws upon a wide range of sources, including Supreme Court decisions, mainstream journalism, the perspectives of radical gay political activists in ACT UP and Queer Nation, gay theorists such as Nancy Polikoff and Andrew Sullivan and such political commentators as Betty Friedan and Christopher Lasch. From Publishers Weekly Undertaking a comprehensive survey of conservative arguments against lesbian and gay rights, Lehr--a political analyst and professor of gender studies at St. (July) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. While much of the book is an explication of political and social theory, Lehr's prescriptions for implementing her ideas are often concrete and practical. Lehr's critique of gay marriage may ang