?Gay Men's Friendships : Invcible Communi|Peter M. Nard

gay men's friendships invincible communities

The book Gay Men’s Friendships: Invcible Communi, Peter M. Nardi is published by Universy of Chigo Prs.

Contents:

GAY MEN'S IENDSHIPS : VCIBLE MUNI

* gay men's friendships invincible communities *

Inclus biblgraphil referenc and x"Friends take you plac you've never been": gay men, new mos of relatns, and heroic iendships -- "A major wall of nonvolvement": ntemporary men's iendships and cultural limatns -- "A chance to choose my siblgs": iendship as kship -- "And we never mentned aga. ": iendship, sex, and masculy -- "The magic of sympathy and intifitn": profil of gay men's iends -- "All the gold and gems of the world": the meang and matenance of iendships -- "Where I go to know I'm not crazy": velopg social support, achievg inty, and nontg nflicts -- "A vir sense of belongg": the polics of iendships and gay social movements, muni, and neighborhoodsBased on surveys and terviews of two hundred gay men, Peter Nardi's new study prents the first book-length examatn of ntemporary urban gay men's iendships. Expertly weavg historil and soclogil rearch on iendship wh firsthand rmatn, Nardi argu that iendship is the central anizg element of gay men's liv.

GAY MEN’S FRIENDSHIPS

Through iendship, gay inti and muni are created, transformed, mataed, and reproduced. Nardi explor the meang of iends to some gay men, how iends often bee a surrogate fay, how sexual behavr and attractn affects the iendships, and how, for many, iends mean more and last longer than romantic relatnships. Gay Men’s Friendships.

Based on surveys and terviews of two hundred gay men, Peter Nardi’s new study prents the first book-length examatn of ntemporary urban gay men’s iendships. Expertly weavg historil and soclogil rearch on iendship wh firsthand rmatn, Nardi argu that iendship is the central anizg element of gay men’s liv. While lookg at the psychologil joys and sorrows of iendship, he also nsirs the cultural nstrats limg gay men ntemporary urban Ameri—pecially those that al wh domant imag of masculy and heterosexualy—and how they relate to iendship.

By listeng to gay men talk about their teractns, Nardi offers a rare glimpse to the mechanisms of gay life.

GAY MEN'S FRIENDSHIPS: INVCIBLE COMMUNI

We learn how gay men meet their iends, what they typilly do and talk about, and how the strong relatnships nta the roots of larger cultural forc such as social movements and gay inti and neighborhoods.

An timate and rmative look at gay life urban Ameri, Gay Men’s Friendships ultimately shows how the relatnships challenge the genr orr of our society by qutng how masculy is nstcted and by offerg a mol for a more creative blendg of gay and heterosexual masculy.

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"Friends Take You Plac You’ve Never Been": Gay Men, New Mos of Relatns, and Heroic Friendships 2. "The Magic of Sympathy and Intifitn": Profil of Gay Men’s Friends 6.

GAY MEN'S FRIENDSHIPS: INVCIBLE COMMUNI

"A Vir Sense of Belongg": The Polics of Friendship and Gay Social Movements, Communi, and Neighborhoods Appendix: Rearch Methodology Biblgraphy Inx. Based on surveys and terviews of two hundred gay men, Peter Nardi's new study prents the first book-length examatn of ntemporary urban gay men's iendships. An timate and rmative look at gay life urban Ameri, Gay Men's Friendships ultimately shows how the relatnships challenge the genr orr of our society by qutng how masculy is nstcted and by offerg a mol for a more creative blendg of gay and heterosexual masculy.

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