Gay Men's Relationships Across the Life Course

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-230-24412-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 202 Seiten, Format (B × H): 142 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3796 g

This book examines the life stories of a diverse sample of gay men from nine major international cities. Through their relationship stories, old established patterns of gay life are compared with new, emerging patterns of fatherhood, friendship and parenting.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robinson, P.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Collecting 97 Gay Men's Life Stories 2. Single Men 3. Long-lasting Relationships 4. Fatherhood 5. Marriage 6. Cohabitation 7. Living in the Midst of HIV-AIDS Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Peter Robinson is Lecturer in Sociology at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. His research interests include ageing, sexuality, and social justice. His first book, The Changing World of Gay Men won The Australian Sociological Association's inaugural Raewyn Connell Prize in 2010.