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 3
... claim is implausible . If it were true , the objective features of a phenomenon could change without any ne- cessity for a corresponding revision in what is said about that phenome- non . Yet surely a chemist who is asked to tell us the ...
... claim is implausible . If it were true , the objective features of a phenomenon could change without any ne- cessity for a corresponding revision in what is said about that phenome- non . Yet surely a chemist who is asked to tell us the ...
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... claim is made on theoretical rather than on empirical grounds . It would be tiresome to reiterate at every turn that theo- retical claims are not invariably correct , but I trust that readers will not for- get . The attentive reader ...
... claim is made on theoretical rather than on empirical grounds . It would be tiresome to reiterate at every turn that theo- retical claims are not invariably correct , but I trust that readers will not for- get . The attentive reader ...
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... claim about their homosexuality . They note their fear that hetero- sexual intercourse will deplete their vital forces , and their distaste for mas- turbation , but also point to the scarcity of women . There are , in fact , 120 = 22 ...
... claim about their homosexuality . They note their fear that hetero- sexual intercourse will deplete their vital forces , and their distaste for mas- turbation , but also point to the scarcity of women . There are , in fact , 120 = 22 ...
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... claims that his semen is superior to other men's . Sambia boys are encouraged to obtain semen from a number of different men . In some groups ( the Kimam , Marind - Anim ) , semen from 36 Heider ( 1976 , 1979 : 78–79 ) . 37 Oosterval ...
... claims that his semen is superior to other men's . Sambia boys are encouraged to obtain semen from a number of different men . In some groups ( the Kimam , Marind - Anim ) , semen from 36 Heider ( 1976 , 1979 : 78–79 ) . 37 Oosterval ...
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... claim to the gender associated with the opposite sex . " The homo- sexual relationship is thus modeled on a heterosexual pattern . One of the best - studied examples of transgenderal homosexuality is found among the Indians of North ...
... claim to the gender associated with the opposite sex . " The homo- sexual relationship is thus modeled on a heterosexual pattern . One of the best - studied examples of transgenderal homosexuality is found among the Indians of North ...
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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