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Odd Couples examines friendships between gay men and straight women, and also between lesbians and straight men, and shows how these "intersectional" friendships serve as a barometer for shifting social norms, particularly regarding gender and sexual orientation. Based on author Anna Muraco's interviews, the work challenges two widespread assumptions: that men and women are fundamentally different and that men and women can only forge significant bonds within romantic relationships. Intersectional friendships challenge a variety of social norms, Muraco says, including the limited roles that men and women are expected to play in one another's lives. Each chapter uses these boundary-crossing relationships to highlight how key social constructs such as family, politics, gender, and sexuality shape everyday interactions. Friendship itself-whether intersectional or not-becomes the center of the analysis, taking its place as an important influence on the social behavior of adults.
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1
1. You've Got to Have Friends
Vignette: Frank and Rebecca 13
2. Snapshots of the Intersectional Friendship
Vignette: Ming and Ben 35
3. We Are Family
Vignette: Brenda and Dan 56
4. Gender Cops and Robbers
Vignette: Mark and Cristina 78
5. What's Sex Got to Do with It?
Vignette: Justine and Antonio 101
6. The Personal Is Political
Vignette: Leyla and Ethan 118
7. The Future of Intersectional Friendships 145
Appendix 1 155
Appendix 2 157
Appendix 3 163
Notes 167
References 173
Index 187
