Odd couples : friendships at the intersection of gender and sexual orientation /

"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."--Page 4 of cover.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Muraco, Anna, 1969- (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : Duke University Press, [2012]
Edition:	[Open access version].
Subjects:	Friendship. Sexual orientation. Man-woman relationships. Friends Sexual Behavior Amitié. Orientation sexuelle. Relations entre hommes et femmes. Friendship Man-woman relationships Sexual orientation Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

You've got to have friends : Vignette: Frank and Rebecca
Snapshots of the intersectional friendship : Vignette: Ming and Ben
We are family : Vignette: Brenda and Dan
Gender cops and robbers : Vignette: Mark and Cristina
What's sex got to do with it? : Vignette: Justine and Antonio
The person is political : Vignette: Leyla and Ethan
The future of intersectional friendships
Appendixes : 1. Profiles of interview respondents by DYAD ; 2. Research methodology ; 3. Interview schedule.