Les sciences sociales à la découverte de l’homosexualité

Social science work on urban gay communities is not as newly emergent as it is often believed to be. The author analyzes the connections uniting the papers presented in this special issue to the sociological trends that gave rise to them. She retraces the genealogy of work in the social sciences tha...

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Main Author: Gayle S. Rubin
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Genre, Sexualité et Société 2011-04-01
Series:Genre, Sexualité et Société
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/gss/1849
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Summary:Social science work on urban gay communities is not as newly emergent as it is often believed to be. The author analyzes the connections uniting the papers presented in this special issue to the sociological trends that gave rise to them. She retraces the genealogy of work in the social sciences that treats homosexuality, reestablishes the context of the emergence of the compiled texts, and highlights their qualities and contributions, taking particular note of their influence on work produced during the following decades.
ISSN:2104-3736