New Choices, New Families
how lesbians decide about motherhood
$100.08
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
14 July 2008
Summary
How do lesbians decide to become mothers or remain childfree? Why do new families form at particular historical moments? These questions are at the heart of Nancy J. Mezey’s New Choices, New Families. Researchers, politicians, and society at large continue to debate the changing American family, especially nontraditional families that emerge from divorce, remarriage, grandparents-as-parents, and adoption. This ongoing discussion also engages the controversy surrounding the parental rights of…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801890000 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0801890004 |
| Author: | Nancy J. Mezey |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Imprint: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 14 July 2008 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 14mm |
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“A multiracial feminist analysis of how lesbians make choices about motherhood. This book should be required reading for anyone seriously interested in twenty-first century families.” - Maxine Baca Zinn, Michigan State University “Through her masterful analysis of how and why lesbian women choose to become mothers or remain childfree, Nancy Mezey makes an essential contribution to understanding the profound and irreversible forces now transforming family life. Must reading for anyone who wishes to understand the changing contours of motherhood for all women.” - Kathleen Gerson, author of Hard Choices: How Women Decide About Work, Career, and Motherhood”
About The Author
Nancy J. Mezey
Nancy J. Mezey is an assistant professor of sociology at Monmouth University.
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