Gay and Lesbian Couples: Voices from Lasting Relationships
The voices in this book come from the stories of gay and lesbian partners who talk about their struggles over the years in building a life together. The stories reach beyond the obvious realities of sexual orientation to speak to the joys, sorrows, hopes, and fears of human beings who are committed to making their relationships work. Based on a life-span perspective, in-depth interviews of people whose relationships have lasted more than 15 years explored how partners adapted over the years....
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Based on in-depth interviews with partners in gay and lesbian relationships that have lasted more than 15 years, this book focuses on how partners worked out their roles, the nature of relational fit between them, conflict management, social supports, and change in sexual and psychological intimacy over the years. Library Journal Combining the perspectives and methods of social work, counseling, and gerontology, this thorough examination details what characterizes long-term gay and lesbian couples. Using a life-span perspective to integrate their approach, the authors conducted lengthy interviews with 36 couples that have been together over 15 years. The relational themes explored include communication strategies, support networks, conflict management, and partner roles. The most interesting chapter compares lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples. Academic libraries collecting gender studies, psychology, and social work will be the most interested in this book because so little substantive research has been done.David S. Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia
FiguresPrefaceAcknowledgments1Introduction12Roles213Relational Fit434Decision Making675Conflict936Intimacy1197Social Supports1398Relationships Are Relationships157App. AMethodology177App. BInterview Guide181Bibliography187Index199
\ Library JournalCombining the perspectives and methods of social work, counseling, and gerontology, this thorough examination details what characterizes long-term gay and lesbian couples. Using a life-span perspective to integrate their approach, the authors conducted lengthy interviews with 36 couples that have been together over 15 years. The relational themes explored include communication strategies, support networks, conflict management, and partner roles. The most interesting chapter compares lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples. Academic libraries collecting gender studies, psychology, and social work will be the most interested in this book because so little substantive research has been done.David S. Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsIn the spirit of furthering the understanding of an important minority group in our society, three social scientists focus on how individuals in committed relationships adapt to each other from the early years of their relationships through the present time. The multidimensional perspective encompasses the nature of partner roles, relational fit, conflict, decision making, sexual and psychological intimacy, and the importance of support. The final chapter addresses similarities and variations in lasting relationships of same-sex and heterosexual couples. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
