| Description |
1 online resource (x, 313 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Part I: Understanding Bisexuality -- 1. Bisexuality Now -- 2. Men: Stories across the Bisexual Continuum -- 3. Women: Stories across the Bisexual Continuum -- 4. Generational Rebellion -- 5. Who Is Bisexual? -- 6. Straights Having Sex with Each Other -- 7. Why Romance Matters -- 8. How Many Bisexuals Are There? -- Part II: The Sexual and Gender Spectrum -- 9. Pansexuality -- 10. Fluidity -- 11. Genderqueer and Nonbinary -- 12. Gender Variance and Gender Toxicity -- Part III: Bisexuals Are Not All the Same -- 13. Race and Ethnicity Matter -- 14. Bi in the Country -- Part IV: Beyond a Singular Bisexuality -- 15. Bisexualities: What Needs to Change -- 16. Postidentity Revolution -- Methodological Appendix |
| Summary |
"What bisexual youth can tell us about today's gender and sexual identities. Despite the increasing visibility of LGBTQ people in American culture, our understanding of bisexuality--perhaps one of the least visible sexual orientations--remains superficial at best. Yet five times as many people identify as bisexual than as gay or lesbian, and, if we were to include the many bisexual people who remain hidden from sight, including those who simultaneously identify as pansexual, fluid, genderqueer, and no label, as much as 25 percent of the population is estimated to be bisexual. In Bi, Ritch C. Savin-Williams brings bisexuality out of the shadows, particularly as Gen Z and millennial youth and young adults increasingly reject traditional sexual labels altogether. Drawing on interviews with bisexual youth from a range of racial, ethnic, and social class groups, he reveals to us how bisexuals define their own sexual orientation and experiences--in their own words. Savin-Williams shows how and why people might identify as bisexual as a result of their biology or upbringing; as a bridge or transition to something else; as a consequence of their curiosity; or for a range of other equally valid reasons. Savin-Williams provides an important new understanding of bisexuality as an orientation, behavior, and identity. Bi shows us that bisexuality is seen and embraced as a valid sexual identity more than ever before, giving us timely and much-needed insight into the complex, fascinating experiences of bisexual youth themselves."-- Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Add Health |
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African American |
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Asian American |
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Biphobia |
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Bisexual Definitions |
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Bisexual Diversity |
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Bisexual Erasure |
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Bisexual Resources |
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Bisexual Umbrella |
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Bisexual |
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Bromances |
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Bud Sex |
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Clinical Bisexuals |
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Companionate Love |
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Concealed Bisexuals |
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Concealment Versus Disclosure |
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Developmental Assets |
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Developmental Trajectories |
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Dude Sex |
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Environmental Influences |
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Evolution of Love |
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Evolution |
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Fluid Orientation |
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Fluid |
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Gal-pal Sex |
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Gender Fluidity |
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Gender Non-binary |
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Gender Nonconformity |
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Gender Pronouns |
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Gender Toxicity |
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Gender Variance |
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Genderqueer Umbrella |
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Genderqueer |
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Heartland |
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Homohysteria |
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Insurgent |
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Jokesters |
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Kinsey Scale |
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Latinx |
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Life Stories |
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Mostly Straight |
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National Surveys |
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Neurobiological Influences |
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Open-ended Response Box |
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Pansexual Spectrum |
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Pansexual Umbrella |
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Pansexual |
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Passionate Friendships |
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Passionate Love |
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Post-identity Revolution |
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Postidentity Era |
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Recalcitrant Identity |
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Recruitment |
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Representative Samples |
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Romantic Fluidity |
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Romantic Orientation |
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Rurality |
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Sex Differences |
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Sex Education |
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Sexual Categories |
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Sexual Fluidity |
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Sexual Identity |
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Sexual Orientation |
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Sexual Politics |
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Sexual and Romantic Spectrums |
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Social-economic Class |
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Stereotypes |
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Straight-but-curious |
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Straight-identified |
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Toxic Femininity |
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Toxic Masculinity |
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Traditional Norms |
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Whiteness |
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Zoomers |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bisexual youth.
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Bisexuality.
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Sexual minority youth.
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Gender nonconformity.
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Bisexuality
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Transsexualism
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bisexuality.
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transgenderism.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / Bisexual Studies.
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Gender nonconformity
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Bisexual youth
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Bisexuality
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Sexual minority youth
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LGBTQ+ youth
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021011915 |
| ISBN |
9781479811472 |
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1479811475 |
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