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"How Many Lesbians Does It Take …"
Author(s) -
Queen Robin
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of linguistic anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.463
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1548-1395
pISSN - 1055-1360
DOI - 10.1525/jlin.2005.15.2.239
Subject(s) - salient , lesbian , recreation , sociology , similarity (geometry) , sexual orientation , social psychology , gender studies , balance (ability) , order (exchange) , psychology , social network (sociolinguistics) , social media , political science , computer science , world wide web , finance , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , law , economics , image (mathematics)
This article examines how women in two different social networks, a lesbian feminist network and a recreational softball team, embed formulaic jokes and teasing within larger interactions in order to stake out a stance with respect to culturally salient stereotypes about lesbians. The women balance the competing and complex demands of an orientation to social similarity and social differentiation.