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Same Sex, Different Cultures: Exploring Gay And Lesbian Lives

By Herdt , Gilbert H

Book information

Publisher
Routledge;Westview Press
Year
1998
ISBN
0813331633, 0813331641, 9780813331645, 9780813331638
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2028045 bytes)
Pages
347 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Anthropology;Gay men;Homosexuality;Lesbianism;Lesb

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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction: Gays and Lesbians Across Cultures; Cultural Concepts of Homosexuality; From Gay and Lesbian to Queer Studies; Sexual Cultures and Sexual Lifeways; Sexual Cultures; Comparing Sexual Lifeways; Morality and Normality; Cultural History of Homosexuality; Is Homosexuality Universal?; 2 Cultural Myths About Homosexuality; Age-Structured Homoerotic Relationships; Gender-Transformed Relationships; Role-Structured Relations; 3 Same-Gender Relations in Nonwestern Cultures; Sambia Boys' Ritual Initiation.;""Because homoerotic relations can be found in so many cultures, Gilbert Herdt argues that we should think of these relations as part of the human condition. This new cross-cultural study of gays, lesbi"" Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Preface 1 Introduction: Gays and Lesbians Across Cultures Cultural Concepts of Homosexuality From Gay and Lesbian to Queer Studies Sexual Cultures and Sexual Lifeways Sexual Cultures Comparing Sexual Lifeways Morality and Normality Cultural History of Homosexuality Is Homosexuality Universal? 2 Cultural Myths About Homosexuality Age-Structured Homoerotic Relationships Gender-Transformed Relationships Role-Structured Relations 3 Same-Gender Relations in Nonwestern Cultures Sambia Boys' Ritual Initiation. Mojave Two-Spirit InitiationComing Out-Gay and Lesbian Teens in America 4 Coming of Age and Coming Out Ceremonies Across Cultures Historical China Dakar, Senegal Mexico Brazil India Kathoey of Thailand Globalization, Gay/Lesbian Identities, and AIDS 5 Sexual Lifeways and Homosexuality in Developing Countries From Closet Homosexuality to Gayness and Lesbianism The Netherlands Bisexuality and Sexual Change in America The Magic Number of Homosexuals 6 Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals in Contemporary Society 7 Conclusion: Culture and Empowerment of Sexual Minorities Glossary.

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