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 11
... common through- out the world , or necessary . In contemporary Western societies , the num- bers of people involved in homosexual relations on a long - term basis are probably not great enough to have a major impact on the birthrate ...
... common through- out the world , or necessary . In contemporary Western societies , the num- bers of people involved in homosexual relations on a long - term basis are probably not great enough to have a major impact on the birthrate ...
Page 13
... common reli- gious prohibition against homosexuality , this is not terribly surprising . 31 Freud ( 1964 : 330 ) . See also Wittels ( 1944 ) . suppressed impulse , the reaction is stronger and more irrational The Prohibition against ...
... common reli- gious prohibition against homosexuality , this is not terribly surprising . 31 Freud ( 1964 : 330 ) . See also Wittels ( 1944 ) . suppressed impulse , the reaction is stronger and more irrational The Prohibition against ...
Page 17
... common , approaching universality . In Greek or Ro- man antiquity , homosexuality was not - as far as we can tell - rare , and was not assumed to reflect something intrinsically distinctive about those who engaged in it . It was not ...
... common , approaching universality . In Greek or Ro- man antiquity , homosexuality was not - as far as we can tell - rare , and was not assumed to reflect something intrinsically distinctive about those who engaged in it . It was not ...
Page 30
... common and more widely dispersed throughout the world , one might be tempted to postulate its historical priority in remote antiquity and hypothesize that the male pattern is derived from it , as the New Guinea equations penis breast ...
... common and more widely dispersed throughout the world , one might be tempted to postulate its historical priority in remote antiquity and hypothesize that the male pattern is derived from it , as the New Guinea equations penis breast ...
Page 32
... common with male penile subincision , practiced by the Murngin and Arunta in Australia , as well as by the Wogeo in New Guinea.38 Penile subincision attempts to simu- late female genitalia and make men menstruate . Hage argues that the ...
... common with male penile subincision , practiced by the Murngin and Arunta in Australia , as well as by the Wogeo in New Guinea.38 Penile subincision attempts to simu- late female genitalia and make men menstruate . Hage argues that 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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