Social Perspectives in Lesbian and Gay Studies: A Reader

by Peter M. Nardi

Book Overview

This comprehensive reader brings a social science perspective to an area hitherto dominated by the humanities. Through it, students will be able to follow the story of how sociology has come to engage with gay and lesbian issues from the 1950s to the present, from the earliest research on the underground worlds of gay men to the emergence of queer theory in the 1990s.
Bringing together classic readings and the best work of younger scholars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415167094
• ISBN13: 9780415167093
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 3.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Simply the best

This stellar collection is a must-have for anyone interested in queer social science and history, or for urban anthropology sociology. Well conceived and inclusive.