concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: lesbian research

inquiry and research
type: Concept
narrower: lesbian research

lesbian research
type: Concept
broader: inquiry and research
definition: Lesbian research is inquiry that focuses on the lives, experiences, and meanings of those who are socially identified as lesbians; this identity label is temporal, culturally determined, and socially constructed. Today, lesbian refers to women who are primarily sexually and romantically attracted to other women. [Source: Encyclopedia of Curriculum Studies; Lesbian Research]