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Wayne Brekhus

Peacocks, Chameleons, Centaurs

Gay Suburbia and the Grammar of Social Identity

272 pages, 2 figures  5 x 8  © 2003

Cloth $54.00

ISBN: 9780226072913   Published October 2003

Paper $22.00

ISBN: 9780226072920   Published October 2003

1 Gay Suburbanites: A Case Study in the Grammar and Microecology of Social Identity
2 "Everything about Me Is Gay": Identity Peacocks
3 "You Have to Drive Somewhere Just to Be Gay": Identity Chameleons
4 "Gay Defines Only a Small Part of Me": Identity Centaurs
5 Contested Grammars: Gay Identity Disputes
6 Shifting Grammars: Lifecourse Changes in and Structural Constraints on Identity Management
7 Vegan Peacocks, Christian Chameleons, and Soccer Mom Centaurs: Identity Grammar beyond Gay Identity
8 Duration Disputes: Identity Stability vs. Identity Mobility
9 Density Disputes: Identity Purity vs. Identity Moderation
10 Dominance Disputes: Identity Singularity vs. Identity Balance
11 Conclusion
Appendix: Grounded Theory and Analytic Fieldwork
References
Index
Subjects



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