The Gilded Age Construction of Modern American Homophobia

The Gilded Age Construction of Modern American Homophobia
Author: J. Hatheway
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2003-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781349386383

The Gilded Age Construction of American Homophobia is an analysis of the negative response to the discovery of the homosexual in late Nineteenth century America. In this period of social distress, many Americans came to doubt the underlying assumptions of national progress. If the United States were to remain true to its promise of earthly perfection, then the forces of social disharmony had to be overcome. Homosexuality, however, challenged the very notions of order and progress. This book investigates the responses of the emergent medical community to this problem, and concludes with a discussion of how the negative reception of the homosexual impacted the future social conception of gay men and women.

Homosexuality and American Public Life

Homosexuality and American Public Life
Author: Christopher Wolfe
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Homosexuality
ISBN: 9781890626235

The most impressive and comprehensive response to the homosexual movement ever assembled. An imposing array of experts make the case that homosexuality is both a moral and psychological disorder and a matter for compassionate but urgent public concern.

The Dictionary of Homophobia

The Dictionary of Homophobia
Author: Louis-Georges Tin
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
Total Pages: 955
Release: 2009-05-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1551523140

A comprehensive, global history of homophobia, available in English for the first time.

Mama's Boy

Mama's Boy
Author: Roel van den Oever
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2012-09-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1137295082

In postwar America, the discourse of Momism advanced the idea that an over-affectionate or too-distant mother hampers the social and psychosexual development of her children, in particular her sons. Deemed worst of all was the outcome of homosexuality, since the period saw an intense policing of sexual deviance. van den Oever zooms in on four instances of the cultural representation of Momism: The Grotto, by Grace Zaring Stone, Suddenly Last Summer, by Tennessee Williams, Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth, to offer new commentary on canonical texts, a particular moment in American culture, and future reading strategies.

The Gilded Age Construction of Modern American Homophobia

The Gilded Age Construction of Modern American Homophobia
Author: J. Hatheway
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2003-06-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 1403974004

The Gilded Age Construction of American Homophobia is an analysis of the negative response to the discovery of the homosexual in late Nineteenth century America. In this period of social distress, many Americans came to doubt the underlying assumptions of national progress. If the United States were to remain true to its promise of earthly perfection, then the forces of social disharmony had to be overcome. Homosexuality, however, challenged the very notions of order and progress. This book investigates the responses of the emergent medical community to this problem, and concludes with a discussion of how the negative reception of the homosexual impacted the future social conception of gay men and women.

Homosexuality in Cold War America

Homosexuality in Cold War America
Author: Robert J. Corber
Publisher: Duke University Press
Total Pages: 266
Release: 1997-05-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780822319641

Challenging widely held assumptions about postwar gay male culture and politics, this book examines how gay men in the 1950s resisted pressures to remain in the closet.

Bringing Up Boys

Bringing Up Boys
Author: James C. Dobson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2014-08-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414341474

Here’s sensible advice and caring encouragement on raising boys from the nation’s most trusted parenting authority, Dr. James Dobson. With so much confusion about the role of men in our society, it’s no wonder so many parents and teachers are asking questions about how to bring up boys. Why are so many boys in crisis? What qualities should we be trying to instill in young males? Our culture has vilified masculinity and, as a result, an entire generation of boys is growing up without a clear idea of what it means to be a man. In the runaway bestseller Bringing Up Boys, Dr. Dobson draws from his experience as a child psychologist and family counselor, as well as extensive research, to offer advice and encouragement based on a firm foundation of biblical principles.

History of Homosexuality in Europe and America

History of Homosexuality in Europe and America
Author: Wayne R. Dynes
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1992
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780815305507

This book re-prints various essays on gay history from around Europe and America. Includes one essay in German and one in Italian.