Queer Theory Sociology (Twentieth Century Social Theory) - Softcover

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9781557867407: Queer Theory Sociology (Twentieth Century Social Theory)
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ISBN 10: 1557867402 ISBN 13: 9781557867407
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 1996

Synopsis

This book aims to productively engage the pioneering work of Queer theorists and point toe way towards a new sociological Queer studies.


  • First book to bring the works of theorists and researchers in the social sciences to Queer theory which is distinctively dominated by the Humanities.

  • Uses classic sociological essays that shaped lesbian, gay and bisexual studies and recent original works and applies these to the discursive approach of Queer Theory to create a productive dialogue between the disciplines.

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About the Author

Steven Seidman, Professor of Sociology at State University of New York at Albany, writes extensively in the areas of social theory, cultural sociology and sexual politics. He also wrote Contested Knowledge (Blackwell, 1994).

From the Back Cover

For the first time in one volume Steven Seidman joins two fields of scholarship, queer theory and sociology, to bring about a new understanding of the social construction of homosexual desire. Included in this volume are some of the "classic" sociological essays that shaped lesbian, gay, and bisexual studies and the discursive approach of recent work by queer theorists.

Queer Theory Sociology suggests ways a sociological perspective can contribute to imaging a queer studies that preserves the critical spirit of queer theory while being attentive to the deeply institutional and structural dynamics in the formation of the sexual self and social order.

Combining the works of well-known scholars with newer thinkers, Queer Theory Sociology points towards a new sociological queer studies.

From the Inside Flap

For the first time in one volume Steven Seidman joins two fields of scholarship, queer theory and sociology, to bring about a new understanding of the social construction of homosexual desire. Included in this volume are some of the classic sociological essays that shaped lesbian, gay, and bisexual studies and the discursive approach of recent work by queer theorists.

Queer Theory Sociology suggests ways a sociological perspective can contribute to imaging a queer studies that preserves the critical spirit of queer theory while being attentive to the deeply institutional and structural dynamics in the formation of the sexual self and social order.

Combining the works of well-known scholars with newer thinkers, Queer Theory Sociology points towards a new sociological queer studies.

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Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1557867402
ISBN 13 
9781557867407
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
467
Editor
Seidman Steven
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9781557867391: Queer Theory/Sociology (Twentieth-Century Social Theory)

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ISBN 10:  1557867399 ISBN 13:  9781557867391
Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 1996
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