friendships at the intersection of gender and sexual orientation
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Muraco, Anna
- Publish Year
- 2012
- Shelfmark
- VS 3 2012 - B
- Thesaurus
- vriendinnen, seksuele voorkeur, homoseksualiteit, lesbianisme, intersectionaliteit, gender, seksualiteit, gezinnen, relaties
- Description
- This book examines friendships between gay men and straight women, and also between lesbians and straight men, and shows how these 'intersectional' friendships serve as a barometer for shifting social norms, particularly regarding gender and sexual orientation. Based on author Anna Muraco's interviews, the work challenges two widespread assumptions: that men and women are fundamentally different and that men and women can only forge significant bonds within romantic relationships. Intersectional friendships challenge a variety of social norms, Muraco says, including the limited roles that men and women are expected to play in one another's lives.