Gayle E Pitman
Biographic Data
| ID | 1260856 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gayle E Pitman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gayle E |
| FAMILY NAME | Pitman |
| SIGNATURE | PITMAN G E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sacramento City College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Dark Side of the Motherhood Mystique
Evolution, But no Revolution
V. Outsider/Insider
V. Outsider/Insider
JEB (Joan E. Biren)
This article is based on a telephone interview between Joan E. Biren and Gayle Pitman. During the interview, Joan, a lesbian-feminist photographer and video producer, talked about the effect the women's movement had on her career choice, the barriers and oppression she endures as a result of working for social change, and the personal characteristics and coping strategies she utilizes as she attempts to overcome these barriers. Joan's story offer…
The Influence of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Sexual Politics on Lesbians' Body Image
Based on interviews conducted with eight lesbians, this paper explores how the intersection of gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, and class affect lesbians' feelings about their bodies. Their responses suggest that, while being female has a strong effect on lesbians' feelings about their bodies, issues of race, acculturation, and class also affect body image. Lesbian feminism and S/M politics also appear to play a significant role in lesbi…
Body Image, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Internalized Homophobia
Body dissatisfaction in lesbians is a subject which has traditionally been ignored in the psychological literature on body image and eating disorders. Early feminist theorists and researchers argued that body dissatisfaction in women developed as a way of dealing with the oppression and misogyny they are faced with on a daily basis. However, these theories failed to take issues of race, class, and sexual orientation into account, thereby excludin…
The Politics of Naming and the Development of Morality
Feminists have challenged traditional uses of naming and have reclaimed naming as a tool of empowerment rather than of oppression. Yet feminist naming often reverts into the paradigm of dominant culture, leading to further domination and social control through the creation of norms, rules, and moral absolutes. By focusing specifically on lesbian-feminism and deconstructing the lesbian-feminist “rules” of sexuality and physical appearance, this ar…
The Influence of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Sexual Politics on Lesbians' Body Image
Based on interviews conducted with eight lesbians, this paper explores how the intersection of gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, and class affect lesbians' feelings about their bodies. Their responses suggest that, while being female has a strong effect on lesbians' feelings about their bodies, issues of race, acculturation, and class also affect body image. Lesbian feminism and S/M politics also appear to play a significant role in lesbi…
V. Outsider/Insider
Body Image, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Internalized Homophobia
Body dissatisfaction in lesbians is a subject which has traditionally been ignored in the psychological literature on body image and eating disorders. Early feminist theorists and researchers argued that body dissatisfaction in women developed as a way of dealing with the oppression and misogyny they are faced with on a daily basis. However, these theories failed to take issues of race, class, and sexual orientation into account, thereby excludin…
Body Image, Compulsory Heterosexuality, and Internalized Homophobia
Body dissatisfaction in lesbians is a subject which has traditionally been ignored in the psychological literature on body image and eating disorders. Early feminist theorists and researchers argued that body dissatisfaction in women developed as a way of dealing with the oppression and misogyny they are faced with on a daily basis. However, these theories failed to take issues of race, class, and sexual orientation into account, thereby excludin…
The Politics of Naming and the Development of Morality
Feminists have challenged traditional uses of naming and have reclaimed naming as a tool of empowerment rather than of oppression. Yet feminist naming often reverts into the paradigm of dominant culture, leading to further domination and social control through the creation of norms, rules, and moral absolutes. By focusing specifically on lesbian-feminism and deconstructing the lesbian-feminist “rules” of sexuality and physical appearance, this ar…
The Influence of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Sexual Politics on Lesbians' Body Image
Based on interviews conducted with eight lesbians, this paper explores how the intersection of gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, and class affect lesbians' feelings about their bodies. Their responses suggest that, while being female has a strong effect on lesbians' feelings about their bodies, issues of race, acculturation, and class also affect body image. Lesbian feminism and S/M politics also appear to play a significant role in lesbi…
JEB (Joan E. Biren)
This article is based on a telephone interview between Joan E. Biren and Gayle Pitman. During the interview, Joan, a lesbian-feminist photographer and video producer, talked about the effect the women's movement had on her career choice, the barriers and oppression she endures as a result of working for social change, and the personal characteristics and coping strategies she utilizes as she attempts to overcome these barriers. Joan's story offer…
V. Outsider/Insider
V. Outsider/Insider
The Dark Side of the Motherhood Mystique
Evolution, But no Revolution
Gender Studies (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Lesbian (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Human sexuality (3 works)