Homosexualities (Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender, and Culture)
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: July 1, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 507
ISBN-13: 9780226551944
Subjects: Cultural studies; Gay & Lesbian studies; Social Science; Gender Studies; Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction; Sociology; Gay Studies; Human Sexuality; Lesbian Studies; Social Science / Lesbian Studies; Cross-cultural studies; Homosexuality, Male; Lesbianism
Description: "Stephen O. Murray's new book provides an examination of the construction of male and female homosexualities. Murrary argues that at least some individuals who lived before the word "homosexuality" was coined were aware of same-sex desires. Although the range of behaviors, subcategories, and meanings of same-sex sex he surveys is considerable, Murray argues that there are a few recurring types.

Exploring the range of constructions around the world and across history, he relates the patterns to other sociocultural institutions."--BOOK JACKET.