The Construction of Homosexuality - Softcover

David F. Greenberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226306283 ISBN 13: 9780226306285

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1990

Synopsis

"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

About this title

From Library Journal:

This sociological history seeks to understand societal response to homosexuality. Part 1 is a primarily anthropological exploration of homosexuality from earliest history through feudalism; part 2 recounts the construction of a modern conception of homosexuality, including its emergence as an identifiable subculture, its medicalization, and the rise of the gay liberation movement. Some scholars may question Greenberg's emphasis on economic structures and class status, but this heavily researched work should be a vital building block in the growing field of gay studies. A final chapter details the problems of sociological research in this area. Index not seen. James E. Cook, Dayton & Montgomery Cty. P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0226306283
• ISBN 13: 9780226306285
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 645