Sons talk about their gay fathers : life curves /

Gottlieb, a private practitioner specializing in the treatment of gay men, looks at how sons react to learning that their fathers are gay, drawing on interviews with 12 sons to reveal how family relationships and sons' and fathers' lives changed over time after disclosure. Presenting much...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gottlieb, Andrew R. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Harrington Park Press, [2003]
Series:	Haworth gay & lesbian studies.
Subjects:	Gay fathers > Family relationships. Fathers and sons. Children of gay parents > Psychology. Sons > Psychology. Pères homosexuels > Relations familiales. Pères et fils. Enfants de parents homosexuels > Psychologie. Fils > Psychologie. Enfant de parent homosexuel. Père. Relation père-enfant. Homosexuel. Relation familiale. Psychologie. Father-Child Relations. Fathers. Homosexuality, Male.

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Summary:	Gottlieb, a private practitioner specializing in the treatment of gay men, looks at how sons react to learning that their fathers are gay, drawing on interviews with 12 sons to reveal how family relationships and sons' and fathers' lives changed over time after disclosure. Presenting much material in the sons' own words, Gottlieb also describes the research process for this qualitative study and discusses findings within the context of psychoanalytic theory. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Item Description:	The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:	xviii, 183 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-174) and index.
ISBN:	1560231785 9781560231783 1560231793 9781560231790