contemporary rhetorics of lesbian maternal identity
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Thompson, Julie M.
- Publish Year
- 2002
- Shelfmark
- B3645 - B
- Thesaurus
- lesbische moeders, vrouwbeelden, media, familierecht, Verenigde Staten, 1970-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999
- Description
- The author traces thirty years of public debate to examine how and to what extend the phrase 'lesbian mother' has been used in the mass media, the US legal system and recent scholarschip in feminist psychology. Looking closely at the period 1970 - 2000 she examines mainstream newspapers and alternative publications. In legal cases she analyses how courts have interpreted 'the best interest of the child'. To explore the academic response to lesbian motherhood Thompson looks at different theoretical models and psychological studies.