Lesbian and gay parenting : securing social and educational capital

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    • Taylor, Yvette

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Lesbian and gay parenting : securing social and educational capital

Yvette Taylor

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-211) and index

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Description

This book explores the intersections between class and sexuality in lesbians' and gay men's experiences of parenting and the everyday pathways navigated therein, from initial routes into parenting, to location preferences, schooling choice and community supports.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lesbian and Gay Parents: Securing Social and Educational Capitals The Straight and Narrow? Gay Parents, Games Lessons and Gambling with the Future Ticking all the Wrong Boxes? Gay Parents and the (Im)Possibility of Being Right Family Fortunes Mixed Signals at the School Crossing Privileged Locations? Sexuality, Class and Geography Just Cause of Impediment? Costs of Civic Acceptance Concluding Thoughts

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