Overview
Mignon R. Moore brings to light the family life of a group that has been largely invisible-gay women of color-in a book that challenges long-standing ideas about racial identity, family formation, and motherhood. Drawing from interviews and surveys of one hundred black gay women in New York City, Invisible Families explores the ways that race and class have influenced how these women understand their sexual orientation, find partners, and form families. In particular, the study looks at the ways in which the past experiences of women who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s shape their thinking, and have structured their lives in communities that are not always accepting of their openly gay status. Overturning generalizations about lesbian families derived largely from research focused on white, middle-class feminists, Invisible Families reveals experiences within black American and Caribbean communities as it asks how people with multiple stigmatized identities imagine and construct an individual and collective sense of self.
Full Product Details
Author: Mignon Moore
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780520269521
ISBN 10: 0520269527
Pages: 318
Publication Date: 17 October 2011
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Arguably the most groundbreaking work on LGBT parenting published in recent years. Mombian 20111027 [Invisible Families] provides deep insight into the lives and experiences of black lesbians. American Journal Of Sociology 20120812 Social sciences researchers will cite the construction, development, and conclusions from Moore's study for years to come. -- Rachel Wexelbaum Lambda Literary 20120513 Necessary reading for scholars and students interested in family studies, LGBT studies, and race-class-gender studies. Assoc For Jewish Stds Review / Ajs Review 20121009 Invisible Families represents sociological research at its finest... Well written and theoretically sophisticated... This is clearly a groundbreaking book. -- Anne R. Roschelle State University of New York at New Paltz Gender & Society 20121201
"""Arguably the most groundbreaking work on LGBT parenting published in recent years."" Mombian ""[Invisible Families] provides deep insight into the lives and experiences of black lesbians."" American Journal Of Sociology ""Social sciences researchers will cite the construction, development, and conclusions from Moore's study for years to come."" -- Rachel Wexelbaum Lambda Literary ""Necessary reading for scholars and students interested in family studies, LGBT studies, and race-class-gender studies."" Assoc For Jewish Stds Review / Ajs Review ""Invisible Families represents sociological research at its finest... Well written and theoretically sophisticated... This is clearly a groundbreaking book. -- Anne R. Roschelle State University of New York at New Paltz Gender & Society"
Arguably the most groundbreaking work on LGBT parenting published in recent years. --Mombian
Author Information
Mignon R. Moore is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles.
