The Construction of HomosexualityUniversity of Chicago Press, 2008 M10 29 - 645 pages "At various times, homosexuality has been considered the noblest of loves, a horrible sin, a psychological condition or grounds for torture and execution. David F. Greenberg's careful, encyclopedic and important new book argues that homosexuality is only deviant because society has constructed, or defined, it as deviant. The book takes us over vast terrains of example and detail in the history of homosexuality."—Nicholas B. Dirks, New York Times Book Review |
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Page 13
... called a " reaction formation " : there is a desire , but the superego forbids its expression . Even to acknowledge its existence can be threatening . The reaction formation fends off the anxiety provoked by the forbidden impulse by ...
... called a " reaction formation " : there is a desire , but the superego forbids its expression . Even to acknowledge its existence can be threatening . The reaction formation fends off the anxiety provoked by the forbidden impulse by ...
Page 33
... called Malayo - Polynesian . Most New Guinea languages are classified as non - Austronesian or Papuan , but they are not all members of a single family ( R. Clark , 1979 ) . It is possible , however , that many of the non - Austronesian ...
... called Malayo - Polynesian . Most New Guinea languages are classified as non - Austronesian or Papuan , but they are not all members of a single family ( R. Clark , 1979 ) . It is possible , however , that many of the non - Austronesian ...
Page 35
... called attention to another difference . 53 In almost all the homosexual societies , marriage occurs through the exchange of women , usually sisters , without payment of bridewealth . The small size of the groups and the shortage of ...
... called attention to another difference . 53 In almost all the homosexual societies , marriage occurs through the exchange of women , usually sisters , without payment of bridewealth . The small size of the groups and the shortage of ...
Page 49
... called upon by her own clan and also by the clans of her foster mother and father when a long prayer had to be repeated or a grace was to be offered over a feast . In fact she was the chief personage on many occasions . 126 A ...
... called upon by her own clan and also by the clans of her foster mother and father when a long prayer had to be repeated or a grace was to be offered over a feast . In fact she was the chief personage on many occasions . 126 A ...
Page 59
... called fakaleiti ; in Pukapuka , it was wakawawine . 198 Until recently , Mangaia , one of the Cook Islands , had several transvestites , but according to Mar- shall , they did not choose male sexual partners . 199 Nor did the ...
... called fakaleiti ; in Pukapuka , it was wakawawine . 198 Until recently , Mangaia , one of the Cook Islands , had several transvestites , but according to Mar- shall , they did not choose male sexual partners . 199 Nor did the ...
Contents
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Part II The Construction of Modern Homosexuality | 299 |
Under the Sign of Sociology | 482 |
References | 501 |
Index | 615 |
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