Description
Despite enormous changes in patterns of dating and courtship in twenty-first-century America, contemporary understandings of romance and intimacy remain firmly rooted in age-old assumptions of gender difference. These tenacious beliefs now vie with cultural messages of gender equality that stress independence, self-development, and egalitarian practices in public and private life.
Through interviews with heterosexual and LGBTQ individuals, Ellen Lamont's The Mating Game explores how people with diverse sexualities and gender identities date, form romantic relationships, and make decisions about future commitments as they negotiate uncertain terrain fraught with competing messages about gender, sexuality, and intimacy.
Author: Ellen Lamont
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 02/18/2020
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780520298699
ISBN10: 0520298691
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Gender Studies
- Social Science | Human Sexuality (see also Psychology | Human Sexuality)
- Social Science | LGBTQ+ Studies | General
About the Author
Ellen Lamont is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Appalachian State University.