Search for dissertations about: "Lesbian"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the word Lesbian.

2. 1. Lesbian Lives : Sexuality, Space and Subculture in Moscow

   Author : Katja Sarajeva; Helena Wulff; Ulf Mellström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; subculture; lesbian; space; Russia; Moscow; Social anthropology ethnography; Socialantrolopologi etnografi; Social Anthropology; socialantropologi;

   Abstract : This study is an exploration of the lesbian subculture in Russia focusing in particular on the subculture as a unique heterogeneous space of social interaction and cultural production that is not self contained or isolated from mainstream society, but incorporates a variety of cultural flows and traditions that are a part of Russian mainstream culture, other Russian subcultures, or global cultural flows. Some of these cultural flows and traditions are more compatible than other ones. READ MORE

4. 2. Same, same but different : lesbian couples undergoing sperm donation

   Author : Catrin Borneskog; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Gunilla Sydsjö; Claudia Lampic; Johanne Sundby; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lesbian couples; sperm donation; assisted reproduction; relationship quality; symptoms of anxiety and depression; parenting stress; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Introduction: The desire to have children and form a family is for many people central for life fulfilment and the desire does not differ by sexual orientation. Due a series of societal changes during the last decade, today we see a lesbian baby boom. READ MORE

5. 3. Pride and Prejudice : Lesbian Families in Contemporary Sweden

   Author : Anna Malmquist; Karin Zetterqvist Nelson; Kristin Zeiler; Elizabeth Peel; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lesbian family; same-sex parents; heteronormativity; homonormativity; fertility treatment; maternity care; healthcare; second-parent adoption; equality; donor; discursive psychology; thematic analysis; Lesbisk familj; samkönade föräldrar; regnbågsfamilj; heteronormativitet; homonormativitet; bemötande; mödravård; fertilitetsbehandling; närståendeadoption; jämställdhet; donator; regnbågsbarn; diskursiv psykologi; tematisk analys;

   Abstract : Options and possibilities for lesbian parents have changed fundamentally since the turn of the millennium. A legal change in 2003 enabled a same-sex couple  to share legal parenthood of the same child. An additional legal change, in 2005, gave lesbian couples access to fertility treatment within public healthcare in Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. "Frightened by a Word" : Shirley Jackson and Lesbian Gothic

   Author : Colin Haines; Rolf Lundén; Edward Ingebretsen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : English language; Shirley Jackson; Hangsaman; The Haunting of Hill House; We Have Always Lived in the Castle; lesbian Gothic ; queer theory; Judith Butler; subjectivity; performativity; parody; the abject; compulsory heterosexuality ; ideology; Louis Althusser; psychoanalysis; Sigmund Freud; Julia Kristeva; Engelska; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : This study examines representations and configurations of lesbianism in literary narrative and, in particular, three novels by American author Shirley Jackson (1916-1965). As recent scholarly work has demonstrated, representations of sexuality between women in literature tend toward the ghostly, the Gothic. READ MORE

7. 5. Encounters in the medical context. Issues of gender and sexuality

   Author : Anna Westerståhl; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : gender; sexuality; sexual orientation; sexual identity; lesbian; women; health intervention; medical faculty; consultation;

   Abstract : A multidisciplinary approach in medicine is pivotal in order to understand the health implications of gender differences and sexual identity/orientation.. READ MORE