Set against the backdrop of a country which upholds a heteronormative and narrow view of family, this book provides insights into the lives of Hungarian same-sex couples and their heterosexual relatives. Béres-Deák utilizes the theoretical framework of intimate citizenship, as well as findings from ethnographic interviews, participant observation and online sources. Instead of emphasizing the divide between non-heterosexual people and their heterosexual kin, the author recognizes that these members of queer families share many similar experiences and challenges.Queer Families in Hungary looks at experiences of coming out, negotiation of visibility, and kinship practices, and offers valuable insights into how individuals and families can resist heterosexist constraints through their discourses and practices. Students and scholars researching kinship studies, LGBT and queer studies, post-socialist studies, and citizenship studies, will find this book of interest.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Rita Béres-Deák
EAN: 9783030163211
COUNTRY: Switzerland
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WEIGHT: 401 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
DATE PUBLISHED: 2020-08-28
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GENRE: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies
WIDTH: 148 cm
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Book Themes:
Social groups, communities and identities, Sociology: family and relationships, Social and cultural anthropology
Rita Béres-Deák is a cultural anthropologist and LGBTQ activist based in Hungary.
