Mothering queerly, queering motherhood : resisting monomaternalism in adoptive, lesbian, blended, and polygamous families / Shelley M. Park.

Author/creator Park, Shelley M., 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2013.
Descriptionxi, 306 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Motherhood.
Lesbian mothers.
Adoptive parents.
Interracial adoption.
Families.
Queer theory.

Contents Querying a straight orientation: becoming a mother (twice, differently) -- The adoptive maternal body: queering reproduction -- Queer orphans and their neo-liberal saviors: racialized intimacy in adoption -- Making room for two mothers: queering children's literature -- Queer assemblages: the domestic geography of postmodern families -- Control freaks and queer adolescents: there's no place like home -- Queering familial solidarity: polymaternalism and polygamy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012027591
ISBN9781438447179 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1438447175 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9781438447162 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN1438447167 (pb : alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 40022124766

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks HQ759 .P266 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold