Description :

The social construction of lesbianism inquiries in social construction series kitzinger celia on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers the social construction of lesbianism inquiries in social construction series. The old model of lesbianism as a pathological affliction has largely given way to a liberal social scientific one which presents it as an alternative lifestyle a way of loving a sexual preference or a source of personal fulfilment this controversial book argues that the shift from pathological to gay affirmative research merely substitutes one depoliticized construction of lesbianism for . The social construction of lesbianism celia kitzinger londonsag1987 gbp2200 hbk gbp895 pbk the central political project of this book is an avowedly radical feminist one it is to present a critique of liberal humanist views of les bianism as expressed in gay af firmative research in psychology. In the social construction of lesbianism celia kitzinger launched a provocative critique of the then emerging field of gay affirmative ps ychology she documented a shift from a. Cite this article as mcintosh m fem rev 1988 30 114 https doiorg 101057 fr198848 first online 01 november 1988 doi https doiorg 101057 fr198848