Sexual Identity and Lesbian Family Life : Lesbianism, Patriarchalism and the Asian Family in Taiwan

This new book illustrates how Taiwanese lesbians negotiate their lives outside patriarchal families, while seeking varying ways to maintain working relationships with their families of origin, as their notion of family distinguishes them from same sex couples in other countries. This ambivalence has...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Pai, Iris Erh-Ya (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
SeriesGender, Sexualities and Culture in Asia
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Online AccessPlný text

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Table of Contents:
  • Women in Taiwanese Families- A Personal History
  • Western Theories on Same-sex Intimacies
  • Methodology
  • Individual Sexual Stories
  • Lesbian Daughters in Their Families
  • Relationships over Time
  • Egalitarian Lesbian Relationships?
  • Conclusion.