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Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation

Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation


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About the Book

Odd Couples examines friendships between gay men and straight women, and also between lesbians and straight men, and shows how these “intersectional” friendships serve as a barometer for shifting social norms, particularly regarding gender and sexual orientation. Based on author Anna Muraco’s interviews, the work challenges two widespread assumptions: that men and women are fundamentally different and that men and women can only forge significant bonds within romantic relationships. Intersectional friendships challenge a variety of social norms, Muraco says, including the limited roles that men and women are expected to play in one another’s lives. Each chapter uses these boundary-crossing relationships to highlight how key social constructs such as family, politics, gender, and sexuality shape everyday interactions. Friendship itself-whether intersectional or not-becomes the center of the analysis, taking its place as an important influence on the social behavior of adults.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. You've Got to Have Friends
Vignette: Frank and Rebecca 13
2. Snapshots of the Intersectional Friendship
Vignette: Ming and Ben 35
3. We Are Family
Vignette: Brenda and Dan 56
4. Gender Cops and Robbers
Vignette: Mark and Cristina 78
5. What's Sex Got to Do with It?
Vignette: Justine and Antonio 101
6. The Personal Is Political
Vignette: Leyla and Ethan 118
7. The Future of Intersectional Friendships 145
Appendix 1 155
Appendix 2 157
Appendix 3 163
Notes 167
References 173
Index 187

About the Author :

Anna Muraco is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Loyola Marymount University.



Review :
"Theoretically important and fascinating to read, Odd Couples adds to the surprisingly scant social scientific literature on friendship. More significantly, it explores friendships between gay men and straight women, and between lesbians and straight men in a way that no other work has. Clearly locating her study in the psychological and sociological literature on friendships, family, identity development, and gender issues, Anna Muraco adds to our understanding of gay and lesbian lives and raises provocative questions about gender and sexuality." Peter M. Nardi, author of Gay Men's Friendships: Invincible Communities "In this extremely engaging and enlightening book, Anna Muraco sheds new light on the intersection of sex and sexual orientation, the complexity of friendship, and its relevance in contemporary North American society." Brian de Vries, co-editor of Gay and Lesbian Aging "Social research like this breathes life into queer theory by grounding it in the mire of human proficiency." - Sally R. Munt, Times Higher Education, August 23rd 2012 "Odd Couples presents a wealth of information on the initiation, development, and sustenance of intersectional friendships. While the book addresses common phenomena observed across all of the dyads, each chapter contains a "vignette" of an intersectional friendship. Six of the dyads from the study are featured, balanced among gay male-straight female and gay female-straight male friendships, as well as friendships between people of different races. The vignettes allow readers to form their own conclusions about intersectional friendships, and perhaps see some similarities between their friendships and those featured in the book." Rachel Wexelbaum, Lambda Literary, May 22nd 2012


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780822351771
  • Publisher: Duke University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Duke University Press
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Sub Title: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0822351773
  • Publisher Date: 30 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 208
  • Weight: 435 gr


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