Understanding Narrative Identity Through Lesbian and Gay Youth

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-34838-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 140 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 201 g

Reihe: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

This book contests the idea that lesbian and gay categories are disappearing, and that sexuality is becoming fluid, by showing how young people use them in a world in which heterosexuality is privileged. Exploring identity making, the book shows how old modernist stories of sexual being entwine with narratives of normality.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Coleman-Fountain, Edmund

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Making Sense of Identity 2. Body Narratives 3. Explaining Homosexuality 4. Getting Over It 5. 'How to Be Gay' Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Edmund Coleman-Fountain is Research Fellow at the University of York, UK. His research interests include youth identities and difference, notably how processes of marginalization pattern the conditions in which young people make their identities. His current research focuses on disability, identity and the life-course.