Researching Non-Heterosexual Sexualities [Hardcover]

After widespread neglect over many years, the study of human sexuality has recently come to the forefront of many of the most important debates in contemporary society and culture. This book addresses seriously the issue of how to improve the methodological basis of research into non-heterosexual sexualities, exploring the key question of what different methodological and theoretical uses of intersectionality contribute to our understandings of non-heterosexual sexualities. Bringing together research from the UK, USA, Europe and Australasia, this innovative collection rethinks traditional methodologies, creating new epistemologies and applying new approaches, whilst critically examining key issues, including communities, identities, relationships, sexualities, homosexual parenthood, fostering, civil marriage, and politics. As such, it will be of interest to researchers, scholars and students across the social sciences and health professionals.Bringing together research from the UK, USA, Europe and Australasia, this innovative collection rethinks traditional methodologies, creating new epistemologies and applying new approaches, whilst critically examining key issues, including communities, identities, relationships, sexualities, homosexual parenthood, fostering, civil marriage, and politics. As such, it will be of interest to researchers, scholars and students across the social sciences and health professionals.Constantinos N. Phellas is Vice Rector for Research and Faculty at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus.This is a stimulating collection of methodological reflections and insights about researching non-heterosexual sexualities based on a wealth of experience from a range of researchers including those most eminent in this field. It offers a creative and unique perspective on methodological approaches thus making a key contribution to researching sexuality. Gill Green, University of Essex, UK This book places old and new methodologies and paradigms in a cló2