220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1980, Lesbians, Women and Society presents an analysis of lesbianism as a phenomenon that developed from a ‘personal problem’ or ‘individual deviance’ to a social movement with political ambitions. Social lesbianism, an important concept introduced in the text, refers to the emergence of a public expression of lesbianism and is a stage in the process of establishing a lesbian... Read more
Acknowledgements Introduction – Lesbianism: a personal problem or a women’s issue 1. Sappho revisited: a new look at lesbianism 2. The social reality of lesbianism 3. Social lesbians and social lesbianism: Who are they? What is ‘it’? 4. ‘Sick, but not sorry’ vs ‘sorry, but not sick’: the born lesbian and the self-chosen lesbian 5. Lesbian consciousness and lesbian practice 6. The emergence of political consciousness: lesbian feminism as an ideological form Afterword Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Glossary of terms Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
E. M. Ettorre
