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  • © 1997

Lesbian Lifestyles

Women’s Work and the Politics of Sexuality

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  1. Gillian A. Dunne
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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  3. Negotiating femininities: childhood worlds

    • Gillian A. Dunne
    Pages 38-70

  5. Gender, sexuality and employment opportunity

    • Gillian A. Dunne
    Pages 92-126

  8. Concluding discussion

    • Gillian A. Dunne
    Pages 226-231

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 232-258
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About this book

This fascinating book illustrates the importance of analyzing sexuality by examining ways in which stepping outside heterosexuality necessitates and facilitates long-term economic independence. Based on a life-history study, the book charts key stages in the lives of non-heterosexual women, including their experiences of gendering in childhood and their responses to 'the culture of romantic heterosexuality'. In particular it documents the impact of 'coming' out on their lives and the way sexuality has affected their approach both to intimate relationships and paid work.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Lesbian Lifestyles

  • Book Subtitle: Women’s Work and the Politics of Sexuality

  • Authors: Gillian A. Dunne

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25192-6

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Gillian A. Dunne 1997

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 258

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Queer Theory

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