Vernon A. Rosario (ed.)
Routledge (1997)
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Science and Homosexualities is the first anthology by historians of science to examine European and American scientific research on sexual orientation since the coining of the word "homosexual" almost 150 years ago. This collection is particularly timely given the enormous scientific and popular interest in biological studies of homosexuality, and the importance given such studies in current legal, legislative and cultural debates concerning gay civil rights. However, scientific and popular literature discussing the biology of sexual orientation have been short-sighted in representing it as objective, new scientific work. This volume demonstrates that the quest for the biological "cause" of homosexuality and other sexualities is as old as the term itself. These essays explore the active role experimental subjects played in shaping scientific theories of homosexuality and cultural perceptions of sexuality and sexual identity. Finally this anthology studies the way in which this doctor-patient interaction shaped not only scientific theories of homosexuality, but also cultural perceptions and self-identities as well. Contributors include: Garland E. Allen, Erin G. Carlston, Julian Carter, Alice D. Dreger, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Margaret Gibson, Stephanie Kenen, Hubert Kennedy, Harry Oosterhuis, James Steakley, Richard Pillard, Jennifer Terry.
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Keywords | Homosexuality Genetic aspects Homosexuality Research Homosexuality Philosophy |
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Call number | HQ76.25.S48 1997 |
ISBN(s) | 0415915015 9780415915014 |
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The Double-Edged Sword of Genetic Determinism: Social and Political Agendas in Genetic Studies of Homosexuality, 1940–1994. [REVIEW]Garland E. Allen
Clitoral Corruption: Body Metaphors and American Doctors' Constructions of Female Homosexuality, 1870-1900.Margaret Gibson
Who Counts When You 'Re Counting Homosexuals? Hormones and Homosexuality in Mid-Twentieth Century America'.Stephanie H. Kenen
Inversion's Histories/History's Inversions: Novelizing Fin-de-Siècle Homosexuality.Vernon A. Rosario
Per Scientiam Ad Justitiam: Magnus Hirschfeld and the Sexual Politics of Innate Homosexuality.James D. Steakley
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