Growing Up Before Stonewall: Life Stories Of Some Gay Men

ISBN-13: 9780415101516 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 188 str.

Peter M. Nardi; David Sanders; Judd Marmor

Opis

This book tells the stories of 11 American gay men who tried to make sense of their identities in the years before the modern gay movement began. In their own words, these men recollect fascinating accounts of what it was like negotiate their desires within a social and psychological context in which homosexuality was marginalized. The editors carefully situate the lifestories in US culture before Stonewall and skillfully raises the issues and problems in presenting such stories.

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I Growing up before Stonewall; Chapter 1 The social and political climate for gay men; Chapter 2 Interview with Morris Kight; Chapter 3 Gay men and psychiatry; Chapter 4 Interview with Judd Marmor, M.D.; Part II Life stories of some gay men; Chapter 5 An introduction to the interviews; Chapter 6 Andrew; Chapter 7 Bennett; Chapter 8 Carl; Chapter 9 Danny; Chapter 10 Ed; Chapter 11 Frank; Chapter 12 George and Harold; Chapter 13 Jim; Chapter 14 Kevin; Chapter 15 Louis;

O autorze

Peter M. Nardi Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College, Claremont, California.,
David anders Emeritus Attending Psychiatrist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.,
Judd Marmor- Franz Alexander Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at the University of Southern California and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles.