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Lesbian

By: Julie Fish & Susan Bewley
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:donors; heterosexuality; lesbian relationships; lesbianism; motherhood; sex; sexuality

Sexuality is influenced by the cultural, social, and political customs of a society. It refers to values and attitudes, gender roles, body image, sexual relationships, language, and even clothing. The sexuality of heterosexual women involves both pleasure and danger. Women's experience ...

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  Fish, J., & Bewley, S. (2009). Lesbian. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 486-487). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n244
  
  Fish, Julie, and Susan Bewley. "Lesbian." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 486-87. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n244.
  
  Fish, J. and Bewley, S. 2009. Lesbian. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 486-487 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n244> [Accessed 21 Apr 2021].
  
  Fish, Julie and Susan Bewley. "Lesbian." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 486-87. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n244.
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