TY  - BOOK
AU  - Muraco,Anna
TI  - Odd Couples: Friendships at the Intersection of Gender and Sexual Orientation 
SN  - 9780822395119
PB  - Duke University Press
KW  - Social Science / Sociology
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Access copy available to the general public
N2  - Odd Couples 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. Based on author Anna Muraco's interviews, the work challenges two widespread assumptions: that men and women are fundamentally different and that men and women can only forge significant bonds within romantic relationships. Intersectional friendships challenge a variety of social norms, Muraco says, including the limited roles that men and women are expected to play in one another's lives. Each chapter uses these boundary-crossing relationships to highlight how key social constructs such as family, politics, gender, and sexuality shape everyday interactions. Friendship itselfâ€"whether intersectional or notâ€"becomes the center of the analysis, taking its place as an important influence on the social behavior of adults
UR  - https://openresearchlibrary.org/content/1c5e06e0-3a4d-43bd-80a3-2ace8266ef89
ER  -