{"product_id":"new-choices-new-families-nancy-j-mezey-9780801889998","title":"New Choices, New Families: How Lesbians Decide about Motherhood","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow do lesbians decide to become mothers or remain childfree? Why do new families form at particular historical moments? These questions are at the heart of Nancy J. Mezey's \u003ci\u003eNew Choices, New Families\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearchers, politicians, and society at large continue to debate the changing American family, especially nontraditional families that emerge from divorce, remarriage, grandparents-as-parents, and adoption. This ongoing discussion also engages the controversy surrounding the parental rights of same-sex couples and their families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Choices, New Families\u003c\/i\u003e enters into this conversation. Mezey asks why lesbians are forming families at this particular historical moment and wonders how race, class, sexual identity, and family history factor into the decision-making process. Drawing heavily from personal interviews, Mezey's groundbreaking analysis gives voice to groups long underrepresented in similar studies--black, Latina, working class, and childfree lesbians. Some chapters examine how childhood experiences contribute to the desire to become a mother, while others consider the influence of women's partners and careers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Choices, New Families\u003c\/i\u003e provides thoughtful insights into questions about sexual identity, social and cultural expectations, and what and who constitute a family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy J. Mezey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801889995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801889998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.70d","brand":"Nancy J. Mezey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086873571583,"sku":"9780801889998","price":60.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da8ec4bd-9923-488f-9062-bf08a2cd49be.jpg?v=1769097076","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/new-choices-new-families-nancy-j-mezey-9780801889998","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}