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The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier

Gay Relationships in South Africa

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Authors:
  1. Oluwafemi Adeagbo

    1. Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • The first study conducted in South Africa in the area of sociology of gay family
  • Fills a gap and invites new research within the area of same sex families especially interracial gay families in South Africa
  • Reveals the complexities shaping discourses on race sexuality and class in same sex intimate relationships

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology (BRIEFSSOCY)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Same-Sex Intimacy in South Africa: An Introduction

    • Oluwafemi Adeagbo
    Pages 1-16

  3. Diversity in Families

    • Oluwafemi Adeagbo
    Pages 17-36

  4. Relationship Formation, Division of Housework and Power Negotiation

    • Oluwafemi Adeagbo
    Pages 37-52

  5. Social Support, Coping Strategies and Conflict Management

    • Oluwafemi Adeagbo
    Pages 53-70

  6. Conclusion: Contributions, Recommendations and Future Research Areas

    • Oluwafemi Adeagbo
    Pages 71-79
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About this book

This book provides an in-depth account of a qualitative study on the familial arrangements and domestic settings shaping interracial gay partnerships in the South African context, and it offers both empirical and theoretical insights on the topic. While heterosexual intimate relationships, particularly mixed-race couples, have attracted societal and scholarly attention in South Africa due to the country’s past history of racial segregation, it is, however, striking how little emphasis is placed on understanding same-sex unions in a transforming South Africa. This book is timely and important because it explores the vignettes, complexities and dynamics of interracial gay intimate relationships, an area that hardly gets the scholarly attention it deserves. The book addresses the intersectionality, and the question of how sexuality, gender, racial identity and personal resources influence the relationship as well as the way resilience strategies are drawn upon to sustain the partnership.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Oluwafemi Adeagbo

About the author

Dr Oluwafemi (Femi) Adeagbo is currently a Senior Social Scientist at the Africa Health Research Institute in South Africa. He is also a Senior Research Associate in both the Department of Sociology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London. He is a sociologist with an interest in the issues of gender and sexuality, migration and health. He has been working for some years on how ‘masculinities and personal resources’ shape intimate relationships particularly how these two factors impact on men’s attitudes, health, decision-making, power/gender relations, division of household labour/gender roles and violence in both heterosexual and same-sex relationships. Femi was recently awarded a National Research Foundation (NRF, South Africa) rating for his research contributions. He is also a recipient of many local and international awards.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier

  • Book Subtitle: Gay Relationships in South Africa

  • Authors: Oluwafemi Adeagbo

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Sociology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03922-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-03921-9Published: 18 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-03922-6Published: 12 December 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2212-6368

  • Series E-ISSN: 2212-6376

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 79

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Gender Studies, Social Structure, Social Inequality

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