John H. Gagnon

Edward O. Laumann

Robert T. Michael

Stuart Michaels

The Social Organization of Sexuality reports the complete results of the nation's most comprehensive representative survey of sexual practices in the general adult population of the United States. This highly detailed portrait of sex in America and its social context and implications has established a new and original scientific orientation to the study of sexual behavior. "The most comprehensive U.S. sex survey ever." —USA Today "The findings from this survey, the first in decades to provide detailed insights about the sexual behavior of a representative sample of Americans, will have a profound impact on how policy makers tackle a number of pressing health problems." —Alison Bass, The Boston Globe "A fat, sophisticated, and sperm-freezingly serious volume. . . . This book is not in the business of giving us a good time. It is in the business of asking three thousand four hundred and thirty-two other people whether they had a good time, and exactly what they did to make it so good." —Anthony Lane, The New Yorker New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year

Sexual Practices in the United States

The Social Organization of Sexuality

Peter M. Nardi

Martin P. Levine

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a major catastrophe for gay communities. In less than two decades, the disease has profoundly changed the lives of gay men and lesbians. Not just a biological and viral agent, HIV has become an opportunistic social invader, reshaping communities and the distribution of wealth, altering the social careers of gay professionals and the patterns of entry into gay and lesbian life, and giving birth to groups like ACT UP and Queer Nation. The distinguished contributors to this volume discuss the ways HIV/AIDS has changed collective and individual identities, as well as lives, of gay men and lesbians, and how these alterations have changed our perceptions of the epidemic. They cover such topics as the impact of the epidemic on small towns, cultural barriers to AIDS prevention, gay youth and intergenerational relations, and the roles of lesbians in AIDS organizations. This collection provides compelling insights into the new communities among gay men and lesbians and the new kinds of identities and relationships that are emerging from the social and cultural ferment engendered by HIV/AIDS. Contributors include Barry D. Adam, Lourdes Arguelles, Rafael Miguel Diaz, John H. Gagnon, Gilbert Herdt, Gregory M. Herek, Nan D. Hunter, Peter M. Nardi, John L. Peterson, Anne Rivero, Gayle S. Rubin, Beth E. Schneider, and Nancy E. Stoller.

Gay Men and Lesbians Encounter HIV/AIDS

In Changing Times

Richard G. Parker

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Approaches to Sex Research in a Postmodern World

Conceiving Sexuality

William Simon

Donald E. Carns

Bevat: Part III. Male homosexuality: The homosexual community / Evelyn Hooker; The homosexual community / Maurice Leznoff and William A. Westley; The social integration of queers and peers / Albert J. Reiss jr.; The development of the homosexual bar as an institution / Nancy Achilles. Part IV. Female homosexuality: The lesbians : a preliminary overview / William Simon and John H. Gagnon.

Sexual Deviance

John H. Gagnon

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