Peacocks, chameleons, centaurs : gay suburbia and the grammar of social identity / Wayne Brekhus.

Author/creator Brekhus, Wayne
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Descriptionix, 262 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Subjects
Gay men--New York Suburban Area. --Case studies.
Gay men--Identity. --Case studies.
Group identity--New York Suburban Area. --Case studies.
Suburban life--New York Suburban Area. --Case studies.
Lifestyles--New York Suburban Area. --Case studies.

Portion of title Gay suburbia and the grammar of social identity
Contents Gay suburbanites : a case study in the grammar and microecology of social identity -- "Everything about me is gay" : identity peacocks -- "You have to drive somewhere just to be gay" : identity chameleons -- "Gay defines only a small part of me" : identity centaurs -- Contested grammars : gay identity disputes -- Shifting grammars : lifecourse changes in and structural constraints on identity management -- Vegan peacocks, christian chameleons, and soccer mom centaurs : identity grammar beyond gay identity -- Duration disputes : identity stability vs. identity mobility -- Density disputes : identity purity vs. identity moderation -- Dominance disputes : identity singularity vs. identity balance -- Conclusion -- Appendix : grounded theory and analytic fieldwork.
Dissertation noteBased on the author's Ph. D. thesis, Rutgers University.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-245) and indexes.
LCCN 2003001356
ISBN0226072916 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226072924 (pbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks HQ76.2.N4852 N493 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold