Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (390 pages)
ISBN:
9780814771518
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0814771513
Serie:
The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series
Inhalt:
Foreword; Introduction; 1 Debate in the lesbian press : introducing the issues; The publications; Coverage of bisexuality in the lesbian and gay press; 2 "Experts'" voices : lesbianism, bisexuality, and the social sciences; What is a model?; The great debate--essentialism versus constructionism; A brief history of sexology in the United States; 3 Behind the scenes : how the study was done and who participated in it; A brief and nontechnical lesson in sampling theory for nonacademic readers; How lesbian and bisexual women were recruited to participate in the study; The women who participated--who were they?; 4 Lesbians' voices : what do lesbians think about bisexuality and its role in sexual politics?; Does bisexuality exist?; What is bisexuality? Or, will the real lesbian please stand up? Bisexuality as a matter of identity--or a denial of identity; What are bisexuals like?; How do lesbians feel about bisexual women?; 5 Who believes what? The impact of lesbians' personal politics and experiences on their attitudes toward bisexuality; Race, education, class, and other demographic differences; Political differences : do political lesbians speak for us all?; Personal experiences--the role of empathy; Summary; 6 The pink and blue herring : the issue is lesbianism, not bisexuality; The personal and the political : constructing lesbianism as a feminist issue; Debate over the relationship between lesbianism and feminism; Bisexuality : the issue that exposes controversies and contradictions in lesbian ideology; summary; 7 Bisexual women's voices : what do bisexual women think about bisexuality and the role of bisexuals in sexual politics?; Does bisexuality exist?; What is bisexuality? Or, why is everyone standing up?; Bisexuals' images and feelings about themselves; The impact of bisexual women's personal politics and experiences on their attitudes toward bisexuality; summary; 8 Another revolution on the political wheel : the politicization of bisexuality; The bisexual press : forum for the discussion of bisexual identity, community, and ideology; Déjà vu?; The future of sexual identity politics
Inhalt:
Foreword; Introduction; 1 Debate in the lesbian press : introducing the issues; The publications; Coverage of bisexuality in the lesbian and gay press; 2 "Experts'" voices : lesbianism, bisexuality, and the social sciences; What is a model?; The great debate--essentialism versus constructionism; A brief history of sexology in the United States; 3 Behind the scenes : how the study was done and who participated in it; A brief and nontechnical lesson in sampling theory for nonacademic readers; How lesbian and bisexual women were recruited to participate in the study; The women who participated--who were they?; 4 Lesbians' voices : what do lesbians think about bisexuality and its role in sexual politics?; Does bisexuality exist?; What is bisexuality? Or, will the real lesbian please stand up? Bisexuality as a matter of identity--or a denial of identity; What are bisexuals like?; How do lesbians feel about bisexual women?; 5 Who believes what? The impact of lesbians' personal politics and experiences on their attitudes toward bisexuality; Race, education, class, and other demographic differences; Political differences : do political lesbians speak for us all?; Personal experiences--the role of empathy; Summary; 6 The pink and blue herring : the issue is lesbianism, not bisexuality; The personal and the political : constructing lesbianism as a feminist issue; Debate over the relationship between lesbianism and feminism; Bisexuality : the issue that exposes controversies and contradictions in lesbian ideology; summary; 7 Bisexual women's voices : what do bisexual women think about bisexuality and the role of bisexuals in sexual politics?; Does bisexuality exist?; What is bisexuality? Or, why is everyone standing up?; Bisexuals' images and feelings about themselves; The impact of bisexual women's personal politics and experiences on their attitudes toward bisexuality; summary; 8 Another revolution on the political wheel : the politicization of bisexuality; The bisexual press : forum for the discussion of bisexual identity, community, and ideology; Déjà vu?; The future of sexual identity politics
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780814774441
Weitere Ausg.:
Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780814774441
Sprache:
Englisch
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