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

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This chapter engages with the traditional and modern concept of ‘family’ and ‘masculinity’. It explores gender roles and gender relations in both same-sex and heterosexual intimate relationships. It also gives a brief description about the interracial gay partners that participated in the research and add nuance to the understanding of readers about the background, demographics information, relationship formation and general experience of the participants.

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Adeagbo, O. (2019). Diversity in Families. In: The Dynamics and Complexities of Interracial Gay Families in South Africa: A New Frontier. SpringerBriefs in Sociology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03922-6_2

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