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Money, Myths and Change: The Economic Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men

Money, Myths and Change: The Economic Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men Paperback / softback - 2003 - 1st Edition

by M. V. Lee Badgett

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Paperback / softback. New. This work explores the economic lives of gays and lesbians in the US. It debunks common stereotypical ideas about gay privilege, income and consumer behaviour. The author disproves the assumption that gay men and lesbians are more affluent than heterosexuals, and analyzes issues that affect them.
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  • Title Money, Myths and Change: The Economic Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men
  • Author M. V. Lee Badgett
  • Binding Paperback / softback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 302
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
  • Date 2003-11-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780226034010
  • ISBN 9780226034010 / 0226034011
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 5.88 x 0.7 in (23.47 x 14.94 x 1.78 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Gays - Economic conditions, Homosexuality - Economic aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 00011126
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.906

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First line

Are the economic decisions made by gay people different in some way from those made by heterosexual people?

From the rear cover

The common stereotype that lesbians and gay men are more affluent than heterosexuals is only one of many misconceptions that M. V. Lee Badgett debunks in this comprehensive work. Studying the ends and means of gay life from an economic perspective, she paints a more accurate picture than ever before of gay and lesbian standards of living, financial and family decisions, and professional lives, analyzing along the way the crucial issues that affect the livelihood of gay men and lesbians: workplace discrimination, denial of health care benefits to partners and children, the corporate wooing of gay consumer dollars, and the use of gay economic clout to inspire social and political change.

About the author

M. V. Lee Badgett is an associate professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and research director of the Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies.