Forms of desire : sexual orientation and the social constructionist controversy / edited by Edward Stein

By:

Edward Stein (ed.)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York; Routledge; 1992Description: 366pISBN:

9780415904858

Subject(s):

Homosexuality United States

DDC classification:

307.76 FOR

Summary: Perhaps the foremost issue in the emerging area of inquiry known as lesbian and gay studies is the social constructionist controversy. Social constructionism is the view that the categories of sexual orientation are cultural constructs rather than naturally universal categories. Forms of Desire brings together important essays by social constructionists and their critics, representing several disciplines and approaches to this debate about the history and science of sexuality.

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Perhaps the foremost issue in the emerging area of inquiry known as lesbian and gay studies is the social constructionist controversy. Social constructionism is the view that the categories of sexual orientation are cultural constructs rather than naturally universal categories.
Forms of Desire brings together important essays by social constructionists and their critics, representing several disciplines and approaches to this debate about the history and science of sexuality.

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