ON INTIMATE TERMS
The Psychology of Difference in Lesbian Relationships
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Illinois Press
Published:1st Sep '94
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
On Intimate Terms looks at the internal logic of lesbian relationships, arguing that they are not patterned after heterosexual ones but rely on the interplay of psychosexual differences between women. The book suggests that everyone seeks psychic complementarity with an Other in intimate relationships as a way of supporting personal growth and development. A complementary partner is one who is different in some individually meaningful way, not necessarily in terms of gender.
"A very thoughtful and thought-provoking piece of work. . . . It will be a strong contribution to the fields of lesbian studies, gender relations, and feminist psychoanalysis." - Diane Ehrensaft, author of Parenting Together: Men and Women Sharing the Care of Their Children
"Regardless of one's sexual orientation, there is much to learn here about the nature of love and its unconscious determinants." Publishers Weekly "Very readable... A good treatment of the processes of sexual and gender identity and how they are affected by developmental, cultural and historical factors." H.L. Minton, Choice "Brings to the foreground the many sex-identity differences and gradations among us, and the similarities as well." Alice Molloy, Mama Bear News and Notes
ISBN: 9780252064319
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 286g
192 pages