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
... sexuality is conceptualized . It is not merely that some societies are more accepting than others ; it is that the kinds of sexual acts it is thought pos- sible to perform , and the social identities that come to be attached to those ...
... sexuality is conceptualized . It is not merely that some societies are more accepting than others ; it is that the kinds of sexual acts it is thought pos- sible to perform , and the social identities that come to be attached to those ...
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... sexual preferences are exclusively homosexual would quickly die out , sexual preferences need not be exclusive . Even if sexual partners were chosen entirely at random at each mating , without regard to sex , birthrates would remain ...
... sexual preferences are exclusively homosexual would quickly die out , sexual preferences need not be exclusive . Even if sexual partners were chosen entirely at random at each mating , without regard to sex , birthrates would remain ...
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... sexual socialization and create or close off sexual opportunities , thus transforming sexual prac- tices . Though potentially homoerotic response appears to be possible for 42 For a long time , Marxists used the term " ideology " to ...
... sexual socialization and create or close off sexual opportunities , thus transforming sexual prac- tices . Though potentially homoerotic response appears to be possible for 42 For a long time , Marxists used the term " ideology " to ...
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... sexual practices , changes in these practices also have consequences for sexual meanings . Theoretical application of this conceptual framework to any concrete problem , such as beliefs and attitudes about homosexuality , requires the ...
... sexual practices , changes in these practices also have consequences for sexual meanings . Theoretical application of this conceptual framework to any concrete problem , such as beliefs and attitudes about homosexuality , requires the ...
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... sexual gratification , the contributor had the satisfac- tion of having his special virtues recognized . 10 Transgenerational homosexual relations have been studied most thor- oughly in New Guinea and parts of island Melanesia , where ...
... sexual gratification , the contributor had the satisfac- tion of having his special virtues recognized . 10 Transgenerational homosexual relations have been studied most thor- oughly in New Guinea and parts of island Melanesia , where ...
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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