Amigas y Amantes : : Sexually Nonconforming Latinas Negotiate Family / / Katie L. Acosta.
Amigas y Amantes (Friends and Lovers) explores the experiences of sexually nonconforming Latinas in the creation and maintenance of families. It is based on forty-two in-depth ethnographic interviews with women who identify as lesbian, bisexual, or queer (LBQ). Additionally, it draws from fourteen m...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2013] ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Families in Focus
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (192 p.) :; 3 graphs, 1 figure, 1 table |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. "As Long as You Wear a Dress": Gender Conformity and Sexuality
- 2. "And Then the Father Set Me Free": Religion and Sexuality
- 3. Doing Family from within Interracial/Interethnic Relationships
- 4. Parenting among Families of Choice
- 5. Integrating Families of Choice and Origin: Gaining Visibility through Care Work
- 6. Conclusion: Are You Family?
- Appendix A: Participants' Ethnic Backgrounds
- Appendix B: Formally Interviewed Participants
- Appendix C: Methodological Considerations
- Appendix D: Participants' Education Levels
- Appendix E: Participants' Partnerships by Race/Ethnic Composition
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author