Growing Up Gay in Urban India A Critical Psychosocial Perspective /

• Main Author: Ranade, Ketki (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Queer theory.; Sex (Psychology).; Gender expression.; Culture.; Gender.; Queer Theory.; Gender Studies.; Culture and Gender.

This book explores the growing up experiences of gay and lesbian individuals within their homes, schools, neighbourhoods, among friends; and their journeys of finding themselves and their communities while living in a heterosexually constructed society. It is based on an exploratory, qualitative stu...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1 Growing Up Gay: Interrogating Disciplinary Frames
• Chapter 2 Researching Same-Sex Sexuality
• Chapter 3 Exploring Early Years: Childhood & Adolescence of Young Gay And Lesbian Persons
• Chapter 4 Exploring Identity Development & the Symbolic Meaning/s of 'Coming Out' in the Process of Identity Work
• Chapter 5 Living life as a queer person: Role of intimate relationships and queer community/s in consolidation of identity
• Chapter 6 Living Life As A Queer Person - Role Of Queer Community/S In Consolidation Of Identity
• Chapter 7 In Lieu of a Conclusion.