An American Obsession: Science, Medicine, and Homosexuality in Modern Society

by Jennifer Terry

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Drawing on original research from medical texts, psychiatric case histories, pioneering statistical surveys, first-person accounts, legal cases, sensationalist journalism, and legislative debates, Jennifer Terry has written a nuanced and textured history of how the century-old obsession with homosexuality is deeply tied to changing American anxieties about social and sexual order in the modern age.

Terry's overarching argument is compelling:...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226793672

ISBN13:9780226793672

Release Date:December 1999

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:551 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Gay & Lesbian Gay & Lesbian Studies History Nonfiction Social Science Social Sciences Sociology Specific Demographics Urban

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