A Natural History of Homosexuality - Rilegato

Mondimore, Francis Mark

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ISBN 10: 0801853494 ISBN 13: 9780801853494

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1996

Riassunto

A terrible sin, a gift from the gods, a mental illness, a natural human variation - throughout history, people have defined homosexuality in all of these ways. Since the word homosexual was coined in 1869, scholars and scientists in a variety of fields have sought to understand same-sex intimacy. In A Natural History of Homosexuality, psychiatrist Francis Mondimore explores the complex landscape of sexual orientation.

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Recensione:

"Expressly meant for those not in the know on subjects like the historical persecution of gays, the psychology and biology of homosexuality, social issues like 'stigma management,' and even the thorny problems of transsexualism and transvestitism... A valuably balanced study written in clear language." -- Publishers Weekly

"Mondimore, a psychiatrist and author of Depression, the Mood Disease, adds this unique and thoughtful study of the growing number of titles on the subject of Homosexuality...what is unique is the author's ability to distill a vast array of data to create cogent, readable prose...Given the current level of discourse in our culture on this issue, Mondimore adds an important and reasonable, voice to the mix, and his work deserves wide readership." -- Library Journal

"This book is informative, concise, simple to read, and an excellent resource book." -- Rev. Dale PritchardPh.d, Lambda Book Report

"An often well-researched and warmly presented book." -- Journal of the American Medical Association

"This book will serve as an excellent introduction for students. The practicing physician can recommend it to patients... Dr. Mondimore has packed an impressive amount of information into 250 pages; the result is the best overall presentation of homosexuality that I have seen." -- Richard Pillard, M.D., The New England Journal of Medicine

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"A book of special value to youth in search of sexual self-affirmation." -- John Money, author of Gay, Straight, and In-Between

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0801853494
• ISBN 13: 9780801853494
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 282